How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has published a report on Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems (for short, the ‘AI procurement report’). Some of DRCF’s findings in the AI procurement report are astonishing, and should attract significant attention.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

Or, in other words, to use the acquisition of digital technologies by the public sector as a gateway to the ‘regulation by contract’ of their use and governance. Public procurement is thus increasingly expected to play a crucial gatekeeping role in the adoption of digital technologies for public governance and the delivery of public services.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. Approach : Lithuania launched an ambitious public procurement reform in 2021 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and ensure every public procurement decision considers its environmental impact. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). The investor should have known that laws are subject to constitutional control in Colombia.

Balance 52

Balance Participation Impact Assessment Thresholds 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). The investor should have known that laws are subject to constitutional control in Colombia.

Balance 52

Balance Participation Impact Assessment Thresholds 52

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A potential checklist compiled by the subcommittee includes callouts to describe the AI tool and its intended use, document use limitation plans, conduct an AI impact assessment, identify the testing method and complete a questionnaire designed to “brainstorm and identify metrics” associated with the system.

Impact Assessment 109

Impact Assessment Inventory Transparency Quality 109

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-10 , Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (Memo), updating and implementing OMB’s November 2023 proposed memorandum of the same name.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Impact Assessment Procurement Innovation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Second, the realignment provides an opportunity to increase transparency for customer agencies and industry partners seeking to do business with FAS. The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. Third, the alignment provides an opportunity to improve data management.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Price Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The use of AI by the US Federal Government is an important focus of the AI Executive Order. It will be subject to a new governance regime detailed in the Draft Policy on the use of AI in the Federal Government (the ‘Draft AI in Government Policy’, see also its Factsheet ), which is open for comment until 5 December 2023.

Risk Management 69

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 69

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Anthropic, a major developer of large language models, has entered talks with some federal agencies about a potential sponsorship for a FedRAMP authorization that would allow the company to sell AI systems directly to the government. It’s something we’re actively considering right now. This interview was edited for clarity and length.

Government 108

Government Government Evaluation Import 108