American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The single most important factor for any organization to consider when buying technology is collaboration, both internally and with potential solution providers. The traditional lanes of the records manager, IT director and CISO (chief information security officer) are increasingly overlapping when considering the advantages of modernization.”

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 12, 2024

I recently provided comments for an article in the Anti-Corruption Report examining recent Department of Justice (DOJ) settlements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In two of the settlements, U.K.-based

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Japanese government initiated the anti-dumping investigation on imports of graphite electrode from China on April 24, 2024. The HS code for the product at issue is 8545.11.010 and the WTO customs duty rate for the product is 3.3 % and RCEP duty rate is 2.1%. The claimed anti-dumping duty rate by the claimants was 37.7%

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 29, 2024

A recent circular released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “is an important step in expanding the protection of whistleblowers from being silenced due to illegally broad NDAs” according to whistleblower attorney Benjamin Calitri.

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Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In keeping with tradition, we are pleased to invite you to our annual Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference. The post SAVE THE DATE: Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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FedScoop

MARCH 1, 2024

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is among the agencies opting for a more permissive approach to generative AI tools, providing employees the same kind of access the independent agency has for access to the internet, according to its top IT official. “We

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 15, 2024

Leading up to Tax Day on April 15, whistleblower advocates and a member of Congress spoke about the importance of whistleblowers in effective tax enforcement. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program offers monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to individuals reporting large scale tax fraud.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The post Revisiting the Importance of Supplier Watchlists appeared first on Art of Procurement. When the Chinese surveillance balloon was finally ‘removed’ from the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4th, we all.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

MARCH 22, 2024

Part of the due diligence should be identifying, understanding the importance of stakeholder management related to the project or procurement. When embarking on a procurement it is important to understand who may be affected and who may affect the business so the first thing to do is to identify your stakeholders. you suppliers.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 7, 2024

Department of State to order the Export-Import Bank to stop helping fund projects they said are contributing to climate change. Environmental and animal rights groups on Wednesday asked the U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 24, 2024

” Further Reading: Vatican establishes email address to report anticorruption concerns The post Vatican Recognizes Importance of Financial Whistleblowers with New Procedures appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Leads generated from insiders are critically important to any financial enforcement program,” said Young. Since it was established in 2010, the CFTC Whistleblower Program has emerged as an essential part of the CFTC’s enforcement efforts, including in the area of crypto fraud.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

KPIs need to be created with the understanding of what is important to the business, what information can add value and with consideration on how the information required can be gathered. Looking at KPIs in a more strategic manner, it is important to try and relate them to the organisation’s strategy, vision and mission.

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Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

With the expansion of cross-border e-commerce, imports of mail-order shipments have increased, and many cases of smuggling of illicit drugs and intellectual property infringing goods have been uncovered.

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Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Importance of maintaining compliance with DCAA for government contracts. While the term " DCAA-approved accounting system " is commonly used, it’s important to clarify that, according to the DCAA, there is no officially "approved" accounting system. Why is a DCAA Approved Accounting System Important?

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Board) recently issued notable reminders to contractors regarding its jurisdictional authority and the importance of timely filing claims. The post Know Your Rights: SBCA Issues Two Important Reminders to Contractors appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Indonesian government is currently trying to tighten the flow of imported goods into Indonesia. 20 of 2021 on Policy and Arrangements of Import (“ MOT Regulation No.25/2022 To put it simply, the post-border system is the supervision of import permits by the relevant ministries after the goods are cleared from the port.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In keeping with tradition, we are pleased to invite you to our annual Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference to be held between December 4-7. The post 2023 Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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Government Contracts Advisor

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit set important new jurisdictional precedent regarding the “sum certain” […]

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the defense landscape, and especially at the tactical edge, communications are critical to the success of the mission. But often, our nation’s warfighters are in denied and degraded environments with barriers to connectivity and communications. The solution to this challenge is decentralized comms, according to SpiderOak CEO Dave Pearah.

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Redstone Government Consulting

MARCH 13, 2024

There is a lot there, but what’s really important? Well, I will not try to duplicate what can be at least a day course within this blog, but I will highlight three areas that are really important.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JUNE 14, 2024

On 12 June 2024, the European Commission proposed provisional countervailing duties for imports into the European Union (“ EU “) of new battery electric vehicles designed for the transport of persons (“ EVs “) originating from the People’s Republic of China.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MAY 21, 2024

trade actions that have or may impose new or increased tariffs on certain imports of Chinese merchandise and solar products. Section 201 On May 16, 2024, the Biden Administration announced changes to safeguard duties under Section 201 currently in effect on certain solar product imports from numerous countries.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Operationalizing cyber defense in active, online systems should be done in tandem with implementing a zero-trust architecture for holistic security, according to cybersecurity experts at the 2024 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference in Omaha, Neb.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ethical procurement is becoming increasingly important in our ever more complex, interconnected, and global economy. In this post, we explore what ethical procurement means and why it is so important. Why is Ethical Procurement Important? The post What is Ethical Procurement and Why is it Important?

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Redstone Government Consulting

MARCH 11, 2024

Last year, we wrote about the Department of Defense (DoD) proposing a change to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) that would possibly simplify Government property clauses by consolidating four clauses into a single management clause.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Whistleblower advocates heralded the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act, which passed Congress in December 2022 , as one of the most important anti-corruption laws ever passed. Since the bill’s passage, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. s anti-corruption agenda.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 2, 2024

As of 1 January 2024, Switzerland will abolish its industrial tariffs on the import of industrial goods. Consumers should also benefit from the measure as import duties are still currently levied on various consumer goods such as cars, bicycles, personal care products, household appliances and clothing.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this post, we explain what strategic sourcing is, why it is important and how it can be implemented. Why is strategic sourcing important? Strategic sourcing is important because it helps companies to reduce overall costs over time. The post What is Strategic Sourcing and Why is it Important? What is strategic sourcing?

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

As government and industry entities continue to implement artificial intelligence capabilities throughout their organizational strategies, it has become critical that they also build trust into the environments where these programs are deployed.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 25, 2024

Digital Air Force programs are implementing advanced information technology accelerators throughout the agency as the warfighting environment modernizes and technical capabilities become more critical in acquisition processes.

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Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Japan Customs has amended their import procedures in order to continuously realize both the effective border enforcement and the appropriate collection of taxes as well as securing the smooth import. Address and name of importers” becomes legally mandatory import declaration item under the Order for Enforcement of the Customs Act.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

36 of 2023 on Import Policy and Import Arrangement on 11 December 2023 (“ MOT Regulation 36 ”), which will revoke MOT Regulation No. MOT Regulation 36 stipulates that import approval ( Persetujuan Impor/ PI) applications can only be submitted to the MOT after the regulation comes into effect on March 10. 25 of 2022.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission's recent $10 million penalty against John Deere underscores the risks of not conducting robust preacquisition due diligence and not effectively integrating a new subsidiary into the existing compliance framework, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 31, 2024

As growing demand for wireless communications crowds airwaves, spectrum sharing is becoming increasingly essential to the success of 5G. Spectrum sharing is absolutely critical because of the need to make networks that have very good performance parameters, a lot of bandwidth,” said Gen.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2023

And that’s really important so that federal agencies and Congress and others can have accurate information about the extent to which the required E-Verify clause is being included in federal contracts. Rebecca Gambler Yes, this is a really important point from our report, Tom. Rebecca Gambler That’s right.

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Public Contracting Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Programs like DFUN with the DFARS Season 4 offer insights into the regulatory aspects of defense contracting, providing a context for understanding the importance of compliance in diverse cultural settings. This concludes our exploration of the importance of cultural awareness in global public sector contracts.

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