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. Rebecca Gambler Yes, this is a really important point from our report, Tom. Rebecca Gambler Thank you, Tom. The program is run by U.S.

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Public Contracting Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Training initiatives, like UNITAR’s Cross-Cultural Communication course, equip participants with the tools needed to navigate intercultural interactions effectively, enhancing international relations and avoiding common pitfalls in cross-cultural communication.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Attorneys’ Offices across the country have rolled out “Whistleblower Pilot Programs” offering the potential of non-prosecution agreements in exchange for voluntary self-disclosure of criminal conduct by participants in non-violent offenses. Attorney Matthew M. Graves when the USAO for the District of Columbia announced its program.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Organized with the support of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB), this forum marked a significant departure from traditional conference formats, embracing an interactive, participant-driven approach that fostered open and informal conversations among attendees.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Department of Defense’s messaging on future fights has been clear: if a geopolitical conflict were to arise that necessitated American participation, the country would not go at it alone.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 24, 2024

While practicing law and competing in long-distance triathlons can make work and life feel unbalanced at times, participating in the sport has revealed important lessons about versatility, self-care and perseverance that apply to the office as much as they do the racecourse, says Laura Heusel at Butler Snow.

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Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

And that’s been one of the reasons that the number of small businesses participating in the defense market has dramatically decreased over the last ten years. And so that group includes small businesses, who, by definition, are exempt from the cost accounting standards. Tom Temin We’re speaking with Dan Ramish.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

“As today’s settlement demonstrates, we will hold accountable not just those who submit false claims, but all who participate in schemes designed to defraud the American taxpayers.” Under the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions, individuals may file lawsuits alleging government contracting fraud on behalf of the United States.

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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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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 24, 2024

He emphasizes the importance of establishing this day to bolster the longstanding consensus that whistleblowers are a cornerstone of U.S. Dellinger affirms that the OSC will play its part by “requiring all agencies participating in our 5 U.S.C. government. Kohn , who uncovered the history of the 1778 whistleblower law.

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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.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The orders awarded seven individual whistleblowers, who included victims of fraud, employees and market participants. A market participant whistleblower whose information led the CFTC to look into different conduct as part of an existing investigation, and which led directly to important evidence supporting the CFTC’s charges.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Notably, participation of EU Member States in EPPO is for now optional, with Member States such as Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and Sweden not participating (so far). The supposed scheme involved importing high quantities of goods, such as textiles, shoes and small electronic items from China to EU countries using fake invoices.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Mark Maglin , vice president of cybersecurity for the company's Department of Defense account, highlighted the importance of knowing an organization's adversary in the same depth of its self-knowledge in order to succeed in intelligence-driven security. Register as early as now to participate in the special event.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 8, 2024

On 5 January 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China (“MOFCOM”) initiated an antidumping investigation of brandy imported from the European Union (“EU”). Immediate next steps and timeline EU manufacturers and/or exporters interested in participating in the investigation, must register with MOFCOM by 25 January 2024.

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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?

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

I suggest you take a look at that post, but the proposed changes to the 8(a) Program are also quite important to review. This should give contractors more leeway to take on new ownership from other 8(a) Program participants, or a contractor in their same industry. SBA now proposes to up those percentages to 20% and 30% respectively.

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GovLoop

JULY 26, 2024

Significant changes across the public and private sectors were needed so disabled individuals could fully participation in public and economic life in the United States. That is especially important as technology changes and plays a bigger role in society.

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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. .

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Participants also discussed ways to create good paying jobs for workers, including roles for pipefitters and electrical workers, and keep energy costs low for consumers.” Similarly, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is meant to help identify nationwide permits that can aid in accelerating the construction of AI-focused data centers.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 27, 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? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE When thinking about the use of artificial intelligence in government, it is important to consider its tactical and strategic impacts, together and separately. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE When thinking about the use of artificial intelligence in government, it is important to consider its tactical and strategic impacts, together and separately. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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Ethics Participation Finance Leadership 52

Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 7, 2024

To support these types of organisations to participate in the procurement process, the plan aims to reduce barriers. The development of the SME and Third Sector Procurement Action Plan, as well as industry feedback, have led us to consider the accessibility of guidance and the importance of signposting.

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2% It’s important to note that SBIRs can also be awarded through grants. The US Small Business Administration (US SBA) directs the implementation of the program and reports annually to Congress on its operation.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 21, 2024

And this is important to keep in mind as we run through the three thresholds that make up this 8(a) requirement, as it gives rise to some common confusion our experience assisting with the 8(a) Program. And these are an all or nothing package-deal. First , the disadvantaged individual’s personal net worth must be less than $850,000.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Lisa Gomez, assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, said in a statement that “ensuring workers can obtain the benefits they are entitled to is one of EBSA’s most important missions. billion since 2021 for “missing” participants, according to the release.

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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? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supplier base will be adequate, company says Bradie also sought to reassure investors that HomeSafe will have enough participation from the moving industry to successfully implement the contract. The company does not operate any trucks or employ any movers on its own; it will rely entirely on subcontractors to conduct the work. “The

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

KS&T was a market participant in OCTP with tracking accounts for emission allowances in Ontario and California. Canada Award will have implications for cross-border participation in these mechanisms. The Program commenced in January 2017 and was linked with similar programs in California and Québec. The Koch v.

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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.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

King described issues with the human resources structure of data positions in government, which are particularly important right now as agencies look to meet the AI moment. Having a good data workforce will likely be important for those efforts as they move forward. Some ongoing work may address the career path issue.

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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. This is done along with manifests to enable identification of the relevant participants and provide additional metadata.

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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!

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 25, 2024

We’ve seen participants in the Health Equity Initiative create incredible solutions that effectively address the equity gaps in accessing quality health services. Eighty percent of health and quality-of-life outcomes as well as health risks are driven by these factors.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

JANUARY 9, 2024

t is, therefore, critically important for contractors to avoid not only an actual OCI, but also any appearance of an OCI. Many contractors are also unaware of the procedure by which a contracting officer analyses, neutralizes, or mitigates a potential OCI, as well as how contractors may participate in, and impact, that process.

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Participation Government Contracts Contract Import 52

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.

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