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Open Olympics 2026: progress and challenges

Open Contracting Partnership

Many of you will know that weve always been interested in opening up and improving the procurement and contracts that underpin mega-sporting events, which have – all too-often been – vectors for cronyism, corruption or massive mis-spending. or “Olympic event” (sports venues). billion for event operations.

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Viasat Participates in Autonomous Warrior 24 Exercise

ExecutiveBiz

Viasat participated in the Autonomous Warrior 24 exercise to showcase the company’s autonomous platforms for integrated communications throughout the U.S. The event, which took place Oct. Department of Defense.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Holistic Integration of Procurement and Public Finance Management Goals To effectively address both active and passive waste, it is crucial for LAC countries to shift towards smarter spending practices. Hart’s insights strongly resonated with participants from the LAC region, where traditional contracts are often strained by rigid rules.

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Renowned Whistleblower Advocate Speaking at Global OECD Forum

Whistleblower Network News

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting a Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum March 27-28, 2024. Kohn is speaking in two key events: Unmasking Corruption, Empowering Whistleblowers : This panel discussion takes place on Thursday, March 28th, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CET.

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Applications are open for the AWS Education Accelerator

AWS Public Sector

For startups, this represents an opportunity to change the trajectory of education by facilitating the integration of data-driven decision-making into everyday teaching and learning activities. An in-person event kicks off the accelerator on January 9-11, 2024 at Amazon’s Seattle Headquarters.

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CyberSmart 2024: Cybersecurity Faces a Rapidly Changing Landscape – Washington DC

FedInsider

At the same time, historically-offline operations technology is beginning to be integrated with IT systems, opening up the OT to attacks that previously weren’t feasible. Participants can earn up to 3 CPE credits in Information Technology.* CPE certification for this event is being administered by Carahsoft Technology Corp.

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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 13 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS GovTech Accelerator.