Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

A home is more than just shelterit is a source of dignity, stability, and connection to the community. In a way, it can become our identity. Yet for decades, the residents of Villa 20, one of Buenos Airess historic informal settlements, lived without official addresses, access to basic public services, or even clean drinking water.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 12, 2024

-based reinsurance brokers settled charges for more than $47 million in penalties and disgorgement; a third entity paid no fines and was only subject to disgorgement. According to the DOJ, all three entities had bribed Ecuadorian government officials to win contracts. The company that disclosed its violations was the one that paid no fines.

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Import Corruption Contract Government 147

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 In addition to exploration, the SEC is also educating its staff on AI.

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Export Import Education Consulting 116

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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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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Import Corruption Electronics Networking 118

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In a recent interview with FedTech magazine, Whitman discusses GSA’s plans for generative AI and how it may benefit operations, the importance of collaborating with other agencies, and…

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Data is so important for a company, and that data needs to be backed up,” says tribe CIO Christopher Abel. Data is so important for a company, and that data needs to be backed up,” says tribe CIO Christopher Abel. “It For the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a tribe of nearly 40,000 in Shawnee, Okla.,

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Predictive AI can strengthen agencies cybersecurity resilience and will likely become more important than generative AI because larger data sets will be at its disposal to anticipate attacks and trends, said Defense Information Systems Agency CTO Stephen Wallace at the 2024 Rubrik Public Sector Summit in October.

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Networking Import Data Government 310

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. Once the internal team has a clear vision and a unified desired end result, it is then time to engage with the market,” Mitchell explains.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Implementing open procurement for effective digital transformation Digital transformation is arguably the most important administrative undertaking of governments around the world. This involves breaking down larger projects into smaller, more manageable components and using iterative development processes.

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

FedTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

At the same time, end users can be the weak link in information security if they don’t have the proper training and don’t understand how important their contribution can be. An agency’s workers play an essential role in its cybersecurity strategy.

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Education Import Government Government 273

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Pentagon’s massive contract to overhaul the military’s system for moving military members’ belongings from one duty station to another has cleared its latest technical hurdle and is finally ready to start being used for moves, company officials involved with the multibillion dollar contract told investors Tuesday.

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Integrity Integration IT Contract 141

FedScoop

APRIL 25, 2024

As a former refugee officer who used to travel all over the world to determine which refugee officers can receive protection in the United States, I am keenly aware of the life-and-death importance of that mission.” He also worked as the chief of innovation and design for the Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate at U.S.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Its important to re-evaluate what exactly an application must do. How Will Customizations Affect Modernization? Its common for a legacy application to have several customizations, but whether these are still relevant can be difficult to determine. Click the banner below to learn more about continuous app modernization.

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Evaluation Import IT 232

Redstone Government Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As a government contractor, ensuring compliance with employment law regulations is not only a legal requirement but also a crucial element in protecting your business from significant financial and legal risks.

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Import Government Government Management 102

FedTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2024

Embracing app assessments is critical with only 27 percent of organizations modernizing mission-critical apps and related data and systems, despite 83 percent of IT leaders acknowledging the importance of these efforts,…

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Import Data IT 222

Government Contracts

MARCH 24, 2025

False Claims Act risks are inherent in many tariff mitigation strategies, making it important for importers to implement best practices to identify and report potential violations of import regulations before they escalate, says Samuel Finkelstein at LMD Trade Law.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

So it was important to set the bar high and to ensure our vision of procurement as a modern, digital open data-driven public service was strongly reflected. While the resolution text is strong, it could have been possible to go further if the forum were more open to civil society.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 140

FedTech Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Perhaps more important, 64 percent said they were satisfied with their current situation. When the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world, it ushered in a new way for the federal government to operate. Many agencies expanded telework to levels that would have been unthinkable in the pre-pandemic era. But with COVID waning, agency leaders…

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Sustainability Networking Import Government 253

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has proven to be a critical partner and resource over the past five years for federal cybersecurity. When a cloud service provider, for example, misses that critical patch or there’s a threat indicator, you know, provide it to us,” she said. And I think there’s a big gap there.”

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Unless this has been done recently, or there’s been zero change or staff turnover since the last audit, the most important thing is to know where to focus. Koenig says that if IT leaders don’t have a comprehensive picture of the state of security, they risk neglecting something that is important.

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FedScoop

JULY 5, 2024

The first image users now see is a graphic that “illustrates the widening gap between staffing levels and the growing number of customers,” a point Brown said was especially important to note given that SSA is operating at a 27-year staffing low while having to serve more beneficiaries than ever before.

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Data IT Budget Leadership 112

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As federal agencies increasingly rely on cloud services and data analytics, speed and uptime is more important than ever. IT leaders now need systems and solutions that require little hands-on attention and provide low latency with quick response time.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 2, 2024

With Digital Iceland’s unique challenges as an island nation responsible for critical government services, it’s important to provide continuity of critical government services, even during our most severe disaster planning scenarios where connectivity to Iceland would be disrupted,” said Birna Íris Jónsdóttir, CEO of Digital Iceland.

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Networking Data Manufacturing Government 132

Federal News Network

JULY 11, 2024

Keith Jordan, the product manager for Tactical Cyber and NetOps, in the Army’s Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical (PEO-C3T) said will bring efficiency, ease of use and, most importantly, meet the needs of commanders more readily. There’s a time component of how long it takes to make the network operate.

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Networking IT Product Management Efficiency 100

FedScoop

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Additionally, FBI staffers interviewed by the OIG said some tech-savvy potential hires are unable to pass background investigations, and recruitment efforts are stymied due to the fact that non-agent positions have less opportunity for upward mobility within the bureau.

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Utilities Strategic Planning Budget Inventory 107

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.” Neal gold medals for excellence in business journalism as well as numerous national awards for journalism by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

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IT Ethics Participation Networking 97

SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In summary, the increases proposed are nothing unexpected, but still are important to note. Every five years, the government is required by 41 U.S.C. 1908 to adjust the statutory acquisition thresholds for inflation, such as the Micro-Purchase Threshold, Simplified Acquisition Threshold, and others.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The frequency with which the technologies are used makes proper cybersecurity protocols all the more important — especially given the target on IoT’s metaphorical back. According to the Government Accountability Office, three agencies said they wouldn’t be able to finish their IoT inventories by Sept.

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Inventory Transportation Transportation Accountability 119

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Generative AI is critical to future of public service The overwhelming majority of respondents (89 percent) think it’s important for their organization to adopt generative AI , with a quarter reporting that they believe it’s critical—and we agree, the future of public service requires the power generative AI brings to the table.

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Education Innovation Efficiency Import 119

Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 9, 2025

Its important for us to be accountable to them and understand they are the end user and beneficiary of our procurement. Each year, New York City spends over $30 billion a year on public contracts to deliver essential good and services to its eight million residents. This is an enormous amount of spending, more than most U.S.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 15, 2025

Topics include: Four common mistakes that agencies make in their identity verification programs How to reduce the “time tax” on constituents using services that require identity verification The importance of having transparency into the verification process, providing context for each decision made Favorite

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For background, a study highlighted that over EUR 200 billion (EUR 72 billion in imports and EUR 148 billion in exports) in 2021 benefited from EU inward and outward processing operations. The post Storage and inward processing dilemma when EU anti-dumping measures are in place appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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Export Quality Import Accountability 60

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 26, 2024

And so I just wanted to give you a little bit of context and an example of why it’s important to have full year appropriations. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: And short of an appropriation, a continuing resolution, at least the money is still flowing for what most contractors are working on, fair to say? And so this is not unexpected.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s important to have a robust system in place to control access while ensuring that staff and attendees can move freely and efficiently. It’s important to have clear lines of communication between all stakeholders, as well as access to medical personnel who can respond to emergencies on the ground.

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

When calculating the prevailing wage, DOL also strictly limited the importation of prevailing wages from urban counties into rural ones. Otherwise, DOL would determine the prevailing wage by employing a “weighted average.”

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IT Thresholds Manufacturing Contract 130

FedScoop

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Passing the legislation is important “given the amount of dollars that are at stake, but also … [the] security implications and just pure efficiencies and resiliency of operations,” Triplette said. The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act ( H.R.1695 1695 ) was introduced by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.,

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