Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

To celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025, we’re spotlighting 25 pivotal moments that reshaped the way the government operates. In some cases, like federal employee air travel, OMB now requires agencies to use the governments designated best-in-class contract for all of their purchasing in a particular category.

Category Management 58

Category Management Management Purchasing Budget 58

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Kazakhstan’s ecosystem of procurement influencers Stopping corruption in Kazakhstan may seem like an impossible task. They share educational resources with the general public and each other.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I think one of the most important responses — something that the government can actually deliver and even deliver this session of Congress — is to provide people some way of defending themselves against deepfakes. FS: How worried are you that companies might try to influence what legislation is crafted to sort of benefit their own finances?

Finance 142

Finance Influencing Transparency IT 142

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A prime contractor is a company or entity hired directly by the federal government to oversee and execute large-scale projects. This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Participation 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Government employees don’t operate in a vacuum. First , although many workers think they have no influence over trust in their organization, they do, Sanchez said. The act of trusting builds transparency, added Nate Benjamin, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at AmeriCorps. Trust is nonlinear. It’s a result.

Strategic Planning 119

Strategic Planning Influencing Import Transparency 119

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Around the world, governments are embracing “green procurement” – environmentally sustainable strategies to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. government in April 2024 issued a final rule calling for contracting officials to plan to procure sustainable and services “to the maximum extent practicable.”

Procurement 147

Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

GovLoop

JULY 6, 2023

If you’re in a leadership position, you can improve the odds of success with automation in two ways: Be transparent. How Self-Help Helps Everyone Increasingly, government agencies are offering employees the same kind of self-service portals they provide for constituents. A common use case is password changes. Find allies. Don’t fret.

Influencing 105

Influencing Innovation Transparency Leadership 105

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

Unless and until Mongolia embraces a stable business environment that transparently creates and predictably implements laws and regulations, investors will likely find Mongolia too risky and opt for more competitive countries. This article provides an overview of Mongolia’s international investment climate and explores recent developments.

Transparency 105

Transparency Negotiation Price Export 105

University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

New digital governance risks and requirements are not always recognised or understood. In ongoing research funded by the British Academy , I apply an innovative technology-centred methodology to assess the governance opportunities and challenges for procurement digitalisation.

Procurement 52

Procurement Government Government Buyers 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Agenda Learning Objectives Complimentary Registration Live Captioning CART Agenda Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the central role of Active Directory in managing identity, credentialing and access management, and what they consider best practices to protect its integrity. Department of Agriculture.

Leadership 111

Leadership Engineering Management Networking 111

Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical role of flexibility in fiscal governance. While triggers and conditions regarding the escape clauses are generally straightforward, there is room for improvement in framing activation around events beyond government control.

Government 52

Government Government Balance Quality 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

OCTOBER 10, 2023

On September 14, 2023, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hosted a hearing called “Governing AI Through Acquisition and Procurement” (Hearing). government would purchase AI technologies and establish guidelines and standards for the development and use of those technologies.

Government 40

Government Government Procurement Purchasing 40

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. With data excellence as one of the pillars of their mission, TenderNed has been working on creating better data within the Dutch government for several years. Transparency is key.

Data 52

Data Tender Procurement E-procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 9, 2024

They noted that VR and AR can be costly, complex, and raise questions of confidentiality, reliability, and influence. Conclusion The future of arbitration can be shaped by integrating ESG factors and AI, and by prioritising diversity, accessibility, and transparency.

Finance 98

Finance Transparency Demand Sustainability 98

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement (CGP) commends GSA for promulgating the EPA rule. However, implementation of the final rule will be heavily influenced by opaque trainings and internal policy memos. This step forward embodies lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented inflation which followed.

Price 49

Price Negotiation Transparency Utilities 49

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Acquisition officials from Federal agencies will be in attendance to provide the latest updates and discuss “what’s next” in terms of government policies, programs, and initiatives. Government, AvKARE invests in products that will promote the health and well-being of our Veterans and Active Duty Military. James Peake , M.D.,

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Logistics Budget Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

From the EU’s perspective , it strengthens bilateral ties with Angola and heralds a new era of investment agreements that prioritize environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) standards and contain investment facilitation measures, but exclude investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Influencing Negotiation 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

With government-mandated climate action targets, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting requirements, and demands from end consumers on the environmental and social impact of goods and services, sustainability needs to be intrinsically linked with each organisation’s unique value proposition.

Sustainability 81

Sustainability Data Quality Efficiency 81

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

While there are many similarities, the nuances of public legislation and free trade requirements create a procurement environment that is more regulated, demands a greater level of transparency, and requires vigilance to stay on top of the constantly changing landscape. where do public sector procurement rules come from?

Procurement 52

Procurement Thresholds Public Procurement Transparency 52

FedScoop

APRIL 16, 2024

They also stressed the importance of transparency and continuous feedback and focused on the tangible benefits of eased workloads and enhanced efficiencies. This capability is particularly transformative for government agencies, where quickly retrieving and correlating information can influence policy-making and public service delivery.

Collaboration 66

Collaboration Innovation Efficiency Integration 66

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

These players administer public contracts, establish procurement regulations, and influence the procurement environment. Procurement laws in the United Kingdom are intended to guarantee value for money, competition, and transparency. It is essential in maintaining the integrity of procurement processes.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Eprocurement 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

AUGUST 14, 2023

Fortunately, Ukraine has a world-beating open government and open data infrastructure that can be leveraged to help address that challenge: we articulated a vision for how this can be done late last year. No “brick” institution with a “paper” bureaucracy would be able to handle such a scope. Things have taken a major step forward since then.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 10, 2023

The modest goal here is simply to stress the key attributes and functions that each of these two regulatory interventions should have to make a positive contribution to governing the transition towards a new model of public digital governance. In this blog post, I summarise the main arguments.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers Influencing Import 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

At The Coalition for Government Procurement, we are grateful for their service and the freedoms that veterans have protected for us all. Acquisition officials from Federal agencies will be in attendance to provide the latest updates and discuss “what’s next” in terms of government policies, programs, and initiatives. James Peake , M.D.,

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Embarking on an eProcurement implementation can result in more efficient government, improved compliance and increased transparency. This may include posters with project progress, presentations, and the mobilization of internal influencers. efficient government, reducing risk, increasing compliance and empowering public.

Eprocurement 40

Eprocurement Change Management Influencing Procurement 40

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Over the past two decades, a growing number of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries began adopting fiscal rules to limit overspending influenced by election cycles, public pressure, and other political economy factors, helping the region strengthen its fiscal solvency and sustainability.

Balance 52

Balance Sustainability Budget Influencing 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

So far, AI has already obtained credible influence in the way public procurement tenders can be drafted and submitted. The forms and procedures may differ between countries, but the crucial elements of transparency, expediency and adherence to regulations, remain global. IF A, THEN B.

Public Procurement 59

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Evaluation 59

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process. There was no regular process to receive relevant news about upcoming bids, and there was no way to meet government departments to understand what they actually needed.

Procurement 52

Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 30, 2024

The Final Rule (titled “OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance”), and OMB’s accompanying memorandum to agencies and reference guide , state that the revisions aim to streamline and clarify the grant rules and improve management, transparency, and oversight of federal financial assistance. View the full article

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Thresholds Internal Control Evaluation 52

The Procurement School

AUGUST 21, 2024

Factors which influence outsourcing: Smaller public entities, in terms of budgets, typically do not fund staffing resources for procurement. Best practices in the governance of outsourced services see returns of 5-15% for a strategically managed spend. Outsourcing is getting attention.

Procurement 52

Procurement Competitive Bidding Public Procurement Supplier 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

This has important implications for tax policies currently applied in countries, forcing governments to re-evaluate current tax rates and incentives to attract foreign investments. Second, government may face domestic political opposition against heavier taxation.

Import 52

Import Capacity Evaluation Government 52

Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

The program aims to foster the growth and development of these businesses by providing access to government contracts, specialized business training, and networking opportunities. One of the primary benefits of 8(a) certification is access to federal government contracting opportunities. How 8(a) certification benefit small businesses?

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Participation Government Contracts Procurement Contract 52

Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

The program aims to foster the growth and development of these businesses by providing access to government contracts, specialized business training, and networking opportunities. One of the primary benefits of 8(a) certification is access to federal government contracting opportunities. How 8(a) certification benefit small businesses?

Participation 52

Participation Government Contracts Procurement Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Corporations have their own global private court system – called ISDS – which they use to bully governments. This process is governed by contracts that incorporate directly or indirectly most aspects of the host State’s regulatory framework, distinguishing it from other countries where these would be extracontractual matters.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Contract Tender 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Corporations have their own global private court system – called ISDS – which they use to bully governments. This process is governed by contracts that incorporate directly or indirectly most aspects of the host State’s regulatory framework, distinguishing it from other countries where these would be extracontractual matters.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Contract Tender 52