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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).

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Commerce looking to publish AI-ready data guidance in coming months

FedScoop

It will address topics such as documentation, improving metadata, licensing, usage, quality and integrity, Houed told reporters following a panel discussion about AI and data policy at the Data Foundation’s govDATAx event. Other challenges for the department include data sensitivity and transparency, Osborn said.

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

Inter-American Development Bank

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

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Kicking Off 2025 at GovSpend Gathers

GovSpend

Written By: Nate Haskins, CEO Last week, GovSpend teammates from around the world convened at our headquarters in Boca Raton, FL for our annual GovSpend Gathers event. As importantly, in an age of remote work, the 2-day event is also a chance to collaborate and socialize. For this reason, I look forward to Gathers every year.

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The Supply Chain Transparency Challenge: Report Highlights Gap between Procurement Organisations’ Transparency Ambitions and their Capabilities

ivalua

The majority of organizations consider supply chain transparency to be a top priority, however less than a third are satisfied with the level of visibility into their suppliers. Many organizations still rely on conventional data sources such as contracts, invoices, and audits to support their supply chain transparency initiatives.

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Labor Department’s AI roadmap geared toward ‘worker empowerment’

FedScoop

The Department of Labor is spelling out how artificial intelligence can boost job quality without harming the rights of workers, releasing a roadmap this week that aims to empower workforces in underserved communities as use of the emerging technology proliferates.

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Using the cloud to advance collaborative water stewardship

AWS Public Sector

A lack of available water quality data makes it difficult to provide decision support in water-related sectors such as food production, energy security, health, economic development, and climate change resilience. The complexities of water data Water quality data is a complex data type.