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Participation Framework Agreement Survey

Scottish Government Procurement

Background “Scottish Government’s vision for public participation is that people can be involved in the decisions that affect them, making Scotland a more inclusive, sustainable and successful place” – George Adam MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business, 2023.

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WeWork model for SCIFs could increase small business participation

Federal News Network

In 2021, the Government Accountability Office found that the Defense Department’s contract obligations to small businesses increased by about 15% from fiscal years 2011 to 2020, while the number of small businesses contracting with DoD dropped by 43%. Outside of the Washington, D.C., in the same time period.

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OMB Issues Command to Increase Small Business Participation on MACs

SmallGovCon

The White House has issued a memorandum that calls for specific procedures for Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts. One of those is Executive Order 14091 , Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. Email us or give us a call at 785-200-8919.

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Reaffirming Arbitration: The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice Decides on the Persistent Debate of Public Entities’ Participation in Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Despite this, the participation of Brazilian public entities in arbitration remains a subject of debate, even though legislative reforms aimed at resolving this issue were introduced nearly a decade ago ( see Law No. 13,129/2015 ). This ruling upheld the prevailing position concerning the transferability of arbitration clauses. 13.129/2015.

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Thank You to This Week’s Training Participants!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This week, the Coalition for Government Procurement held two important training courses for our members – MAS Basic Training: The Nuts & Bolts and GSA and VA Schedule Contracting Training for In-House Counsel.

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Generative AI in Government

FedInsider

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. He is the CEO of the Tech Writers Bureau, a group of professional journalists who craft thought leadership projects for government and private organizations.

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Transforming Government Customer Service with New Technologies

FedInsider

Government must also work to deliver services more equitably and effectively, especially for those who have been historically underserved.” CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Live Captioning CART What is CART?