Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. 1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Participation Procurement Import 52

Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 11, 2024

“The program encourages early and voluntary self-disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in certain non-violent offenses,” the SDNY’s press release explains. “In Under all these programs whistleblowers who have participated in illegal conduct can still qualify for a reward.” whistleblower laws and policy. .

Participation 105

Participation Negotiation Corruption Import 105

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2023

So when employers, and in this case we’re speaking about federal contractors enroll in the E-Verify program, they sign a memorandum of understanding to participate. And then employers check employees information against government records to confirm whether or not they’re eligible to work in the U.S. Tom Temin All right.

Import 64

Import E-procurement Quality Contract 64

FedScoop

JULY 17, 2024

The Treasury Department and an industry-led nonprofit on Wednesday released secure cloud adoption guidance for financial institutions, the culmination of a year-long effort that the agency’s deputy secretary called “critically important to our work on cybersecurity.”

Transparency 139

Transparency Participation Collaboration Import 139

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

An important tool in pursuing zero trust is to implement microsegmentation – partitioning a network into small, isolated sections to reduce the attack surface in each section, prevent lateral movement across networks, and lower risk. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

Networking 117

Networking Participation Import Leadership 117

FedInsider

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Ukraine war demonstrates the importance of that resilience. CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | 2PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

Leadership 143

Leadership Networking Participation Innovation 143

FedInsider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

Participation 122

Participation Engineering Networking Budget 122

Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The orders awarded seven individual whistleblowers, who included victims of fraud, employees and market participants. Whistleblowers provide information from a variety of vantage points that helps preserve market integrity and fairness,” said Director of Enforcement Ian McGinley.

Whistle-blowing 96

Whistle-blowing Participation Finance Integration 96

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 31, 2024

July 30 was National Whistleblower Day and a number of federal agencies celebrated the day by highlighting the importance of whistleblowers and educating employees about their whistleblower rights. We hope to see each agency participate this year,” wrotes NWC Executive Director Siri Nelson in the letters. “We

Education 102

Education Import Media Capacity 102

SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news had some important updates, including a new GSA schedule catalog platform, a report on savings in software purchases, and a revamped SBA training program from small businesses. Whether you’re a Chiefs fan, a 49ers fan or a Swiftie, it’s sure to be a good one!

Bid Rigging 103

Bid Rigging Government Contracts Project Management Business Procurement 103

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.

Import 40

Import Supply Chain Manufacturing Export 40

Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

provides the policies for federal agencies to establish, record, and maintain contractor past performance information. This article provides some key considerations to enhance the reader’s understanding of the FAR prescriptions, AND, the user/participants experience using the CPARS.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Participation Thresholds Contract 52

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2% range For more information on SBIRs visit sbir.gov Contracts Awarded Under SBIRs/STTRs Let’s delve into the contracts awarded through these programs. To see the full report of the SBIRs awarded, click here.

Contract 105

Contract Innovation Participation Utilities 105

FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

CBP said it can also receive allegations from private citizens, government agencies, media, non-governmental organizations, and witnesses, but it cannot provide information on the sources of different allegations to protect their safety, citing law enforcement sensitivities. import ban of certain Chinese firms.)

Supply Chain 124

Supply Chain Electronics Supplier Media 124

FedInsider

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Learning Objectives We’ll Discuss: Outline the steps to educate and empower the federal workforce on using AI safely—and the importance of keeping a “human in the loop.” CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text.

IT 97

IT Ethics Participation Networking 97

FedScoop

OCTOBER 23, 2023

” In addition to industry and the labs, the over 65 participant organizations include consumer advocates, academics and other stakeholders, such as the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board — the only two government entity participants. Smart said.

Participation 105

Participation Transportation Transportation Networking 105

SmallGovCon

JUNE 21, 2024

For the former, the information below can serve as a refresher on the basics of economic disadvantage–but also, a source for SBA’s most recent economic disadvantage thresholds (as of 2024, as these are updated periodically for inflation ). And these are an all or nothing package-deal.

Thresholds 92

Thresholds Finance Participation Accountability 92

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I don’t want to present the system as all set and ready to go,” Kurt DelBene, the VA’s chief information officer, said during a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing on the implementation of the VA’s EHRM initiative with Oracle Cerner. “Overall we still think there’s a ways to go.

Electronics 110

Electronics Change Management Participation Import 110

FedScoop

AUGUST 12, 2024

As a result, the officials — who are responsible for data and AI initiatives in their bureaus — are also playing an important role in the department’s efforts to support its international affairs work. “We participants at the most recent UN General Assembly High-Level Week, Khan said.

Data 126

Data Collaboration Efficiency Accountability 126

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For the past three years, the NDAA has dedicated a separate Title to cyber and cybersecurity, reflecting the increased importance of these issues in Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations. Of particular importance, the bill would require a three-year pilot program under which U.S. Next Generation Cyber Red Teams.

Networking 173

Networking Data Evaluation Government Contracts 173

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lawmakers are currently undertaking the arduous process of reconciling these bills, while jockeying to include topics of importance in the final legislation. The NDAA is a “must pass” set of policy programs and discretionary authorizations to fund Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

FedInsider

JULY 16, 2024

In fact, recent research suggests that it’s the most important factor for career performance over time and can predict future organizational performance. CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text.

Government 97

Government Government Participation Leadership 97

GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

To understand the importance of trust and how to build it, she busted three myths associated with the term. The most important element of DEIA, and ultimately building trust, too, is tying any asks of employees to the greater good. More information about the NextGen sessions and speakers is available here.

Strategic Planning 119

Strategic Planning Influencing Import Transparency 119

Federal News Network

JANUARY 9, 2024

So I think that’s really important to understand. And the good news on that front is the DoD has made some changes to the assessment process, essentially injecting more assessors into the pool available for industry participants to select for their various assessments. And I think that’s also important.

Import 105

Import Contract Data IT 105

FedInsider

OCTOBER 21, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

Engineering 94

Engineering Supply Chain Risk Management Management 94

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, the new transparency regime does not necessarily guarantee that such granular and detailed information will be available, especially as the practical level of transparency that will stem from the new obligations crucially hinges on the treatment of commercially sensitive information (which is exempted from disclosure in s.94

Procurement 128

Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 128

Public Contracting Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Increased Access and Equity: Culturally informed services ensure inclusivity and fairness, bridging gaps in service delivery across diverse demographic groups. This concludes our exploration of the importance of cultural awareness in global public sector contracts.

Import 40

Import Contract Leadership Government Contracts 40

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In August of this year, SBA released an Information Notice emphasizing important points about where employees reside, and HUBZone entity’s efforts to employ the necessary amount of employees residing in HUBZone areas. One of the pillars of the SBA’s HUBZone program is the location of a company’s employees.

Utilities 91

Utilities Participation Government Contracts Contract 91

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Open contracting approach: Supported by OCP’s Lift Impact accelerator program from 2021, Ekiti State’s public procurement agency created better opportunities for small businesses and particularly women-led businesses, to participate in public contracts. To realize that vision, in 2021, EKBPP joined OCP’s Lift accelerator program.

E-procurement 89

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But effective implementation of these plans is being hampered by a lack of reliable, factual and understandable information sources for citizens and civil society to monitor the operations of state-owned mining companies for efficiency and corruption risks. Enter Data Club This is where our work at the Mongolian Data Club comes in.

Data 123

Data Corruption Supplier Media 123

FedInsider

OCTOBER 3, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. He has led and executed a wide variety of computer security reviews to evaluate the adequacy of information systems general and application controls.

Leadership 111

Leadership Engineering Management Networking 111

Select GCR

JANUARY 30, 2024

These initiatives aim to increase the participation of small businesses in government contracts. This includes helping them navigate the procurement process, connect with potential clients, and participate in various business matchmaking events.

Government 105

Government Government Government Contracts Networking 105

Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This blog will cover the key findings of this Report and the most important takeaways for current and prospective DOE implementing partners. Key Findings of the Report Cybersecurity: The Report emphasized that improving DOE’s cybersecurity plans and coordination remains a top priority.

Management 130

Management Data Quantity Evaluation 130

GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s really important to have training that captures the interest of employees and will resonate enough that they’ll remember it.” Generate Tools for Learning Videos are one of the most important — and most expensive — training tools. Looking to bring things in house and lower costs, CGO used AI to write the training scripts.

Quality 64

Quality Participation Import Demand 64

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It is important to identify cancer early and to diagnose the correct subtype, so that patients can receive the most appropriate treatment and the best possible outcome. The value of multimodal data The value of a multimodal “pathogenomic” approach is intuitive, given the complementary information each dataset contributes.

E-catalogue 75

E-catalogue Participation Data Quality 75

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

As we celebrate, we find ourselves at the crossroads of progress and potential, confronting the myths holding women back from participating in public procurement and attaining certain heights in leadership. Construction continues to be the second most important industry, and office supplies took the place of food sales.

Government Contracts 80

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The findings are based on a combination of factors, including online government services, telecommunications infrastructure, adult literacy and digital participation. The report also emphasizes the importance of local-level digital government , which is often the first point of contact for citizens seeking public services.

Government 96

Government Government E-procurement Telecommunication 96