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[WEBINAR] Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)

GovCon & Trade

We are looking forward to presenting on Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence , or FOCI , during a webinar hosted by MD APEX on February 7. Government it is vitally important to understand what constitutes FOCI and how such concerns can be mitigated.

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What is Ethical Procurement and Why is it Important?

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

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? What is Ethical Procurement? What are the Challenges to Ethical Procurement?

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I Know the Witnesses and I Will Believe Them; There is No Need for Cross-Examination: A Rare Example of Arbitrator Bias Before English Courts

Kluwer Arbitration

As ever, the essential question was whether a fair-minded and informed observer, having considered the facts, would conclude that there was a real possibility that the tribunal was biased. The principle is far too important to allow it to be passed over [….]”

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Creating Trust and Inclusion at Your Agency: NextGen Speakers Explain How

GovLoop

To understand the importance of trust and how to build it, she busted three myths associated with the term. First , although many workers think they have no influence over trust in their organization, they do, Sanchez said. More information about the NextGen sessions and speakers is available here.

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Breaking silos worldwide; how Google Cloud is fueling public sector AI, collaboration and innovation

FedScoop

These tools enhance efficiency and change how governmental bodies collaborate, access information and serve the public. They also stressed the importance of transparency and continuous feedback and focused on the tangible benefits of eased workloads and enhanced efficiencies.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

ivalua

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement’s value became evident, as did the importance of the supplier relationships they had built.

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Impact of Procurement Method on the Procurement Timeline

The Procurement ClassRoom

Influence of Procurement Method on Timeline Each procurement requirement, as guided by the procurement plan, is closely linked to a specific procurement method. Practitioners must be well-informed about how different procurement methods influence this timeline.