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Tab for access: How New York City is increasing participation and access to government contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

But until recently, like many governments, New York City relied on antiquated systems and lacked the tools to take full advantage of its procurement data. The team at the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) have a vision for a more open, transparent and inclusive procurement process. states or indeed many countries.

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Automation Is Helping Government Cut Costs

FedTech Magazine

Transparency involving costs, business impacts and… Strategic investments help agencies maximize their productivity when funding is readily available, and when it’s not, optimized spending can mean the difference between mission success and failure.

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OSC Plans to Increase Transparency Around Whistleblower Disclosures

Whistleblower Network News

Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced a policy proposal designed to increase transparency and accountability around federal employee whistleblower cases. Promoting transparency around whistleblower disclosures is a welcome step that should help advance accountability.” On August 30, the U.S.

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What is Fair and Reasonable Transparency? 

The CGP

Keeping with the title and theme of the Coalition’s Fall Training Conference, “ What is Fair and Reasonable,” this week’s blog addresses what is fair and reasonable transparency. Transparency is the key to effective communication between and among stakeholders in the procurement process. Transparency is in the government’s interests.

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GSA welcomes nominations for advisory committee focused on federal transparency efforts

FedScoop

The General Services Administration said Friday that it is soliciting nominations across the private and public sectors for an Open Government Federal Advisory Committee that will work to create, implement and monitor the Open Government National Action Plan and other relevant commitments.

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The Corporate Transparency Act: A Primer for “Small” Businesses

GovCon & Trade

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which aims to curb illicit financial activities like money laundering and other fraudulent activities, will go into effect on January 1, 2024. The information will then be stored in a non-public database to be used in a variety of government enforcement efforts.

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The nexus between data management tools, transparency and procurement policy

Federal News Network

Just last month, at the Coalition’s Spring Training Conference, a panel of government and industry practitioners engaged in a fascinating discussion on how AI supports agency procurement operations. With this transparency, contractors would be able to use the tools to conduct their own analysis in support of their proposal preparation. (Of