Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

billion), mostly focused on improving roads and transport links. Alarmingly, 60% of projects bypassed initial environmental impact assessments, as it was deemed unnecessary or not required under current regulations. Initial estimates suggested total expenditure would exceed 5.72 billion) and related infrastructure projects (4.12

Transparency 97

Transparency Bidding Sustainability Corruption 97

Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The goods at hand were in fact not actually shipped to another EU Member State after importation, and shell companies were used with forged documents and false information on the goods and transport documents.

Impact Assessment 45

Impact Assessment Import Participation Transportation 45

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It is currently developing a methodology to calculate the impact of green public procurement on CO2 emissions in high-carbon sectors such as energy and transport and specific products such as paper. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 12, 2025

Investors frequently make expenditures in the preparatory phase of an investment, such as environmental impact assessments , scientific surveys, or financial advice. The railway corridor would transport minerals, including coal, for export ( Notice of Arbitration , para 2). When are these expenditures considered an investment?

Engineering 52

Engineering Tender Public Private Partnership Transportation 52

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“In a wide range of contexts including health, education, employment, federal benefits, law enforcement, immigration, transportation and critical infrastructure, the draft policy would create specific safeguards for uses of AI that impact the rights and safety of the public,” the White House said in a fact sheet regarding the OMB draft guidance.

Inventory 103

Inventory Impact Assessment Transportation Transportation 103

FedScoop

AUGUST 2, 2024

While roll call votes on Cruz’s proposals to repeal the AI executive order in its entirety and prevent environmental impact assessments on AI systems failed at the markup Wednesday, another amendment that would dull the teeth of federal government actions to prevent bias and discrimination in AI systems advanced in a substitute via voice vote.

Impact Assessment 128

Impact Assessment Inventory Innovation Balance 128

FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2025

And during the Biden administration, the departments of Energy and Transportation and the Social Security Administration all had non-career CIOs, according to data from the Plum Book , a dataset of government roles maintained by OPM. Just two, the Department of Veterans Affairs and DOD, are presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed.

IT 89

IT Leadership Efficiency Government 89