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International Public Procurement Conference 9: Umm Al Quwain, UAE

Public Procurement Intl

Photo: Umm Al Quwain – Rainer Strehl David Drabkin and Christopher Yukins presented on October 3, 2024 at the International Public Procurement Conference 9, a regular event which was held this year in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates. Because of a surge in armed hostilities in the Gulf, they presented virtually.)

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How to Effectively Use Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) to Drive Innovation in Contracts

Public Contracting Institute

Understanding OTAs: A Game-Changer in Government Contracting Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) have emerged as a powerful tool in the ever-evolving landscape of government contracting, fostering innovation and streamlining procurement processes for contractors in the federal marketplace. What are Other Transaction Agreements?

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It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Risk Management

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If recent shocks were caused by a black swan event or transitory conditions, the lessons and required actions could be considered limited and incremental. Supplier risk management too often focuses on evaluating the risk level of each supplier and selecting lower risk ones when possible.

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Public Safety Starts with Smart Procurement

American City & Country

Ensuring public safety at large-scale events, whether concerts, sports games, or community gatherings, comes with unique challenges. With the responsibility of protecting attendees, crowd control, and maintaining security, procurement teams play a critical role in making sure the staff has everything they need to execute the event.

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FBI’s AI work includes ‘Shark Tank’-style idea exploration, tip line use case

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Four FBI technology officials who spoke at a GDIT event in Washington detailed the agency’s focus on promoting AI innovations where those tools are merited — such as in its tip line — and ensuring uses could ultimately meet the law enforcement agency’s need to have technology that could later be defended legally.

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How to build awareness of flood risk and gain buy-in for flood control measures

American City & Country

Floods are one of the most devastating events to strike a community—costly in terms of lives lost, damaged or destroyed homes, economic disruption, and damage to critical infrastructure. annual chance (500-year) flood events based on historic data. Current extreme rainfall events are often beyond the 1% or 0.2% The 1% and 0.2%

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Controlled sandboxes and open data: A look inside GSA’s AI-themed hackathon

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The event, held in Washington, D.C., We want to be thoughtful about risk; we’re risk managers first here. The GSA offered hackers the ability to use open-source products and encouraged them to “run stuff locally, wherever they can.” If participants were blocked from a tool, the agency found a workaround.

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