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. Before G-Cloud, the average IT tender elicited three to four bids; after G-Cloud, it elicits eight or nine.

Procurement 138

Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

FedScoop

JUNE 7, 2024

The AI Framework emphasizes the importance of documentation to help ensure that the AI system’s objectives are met,” the GAO wrote. “It The IRS first piloted AI techniques for sampling tax returns in NRP audits during the 2019 filing season. With that in mind, the watchdog pointed to the usefulness of its AI accountability framework.

Transparency 129

Transparency Accountability Import IT 129

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?

Accountability 52

Accountability Import Internal Control Government Contracts 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

Public Procurement 140

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 140

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I think it’s important for all sorts of agencies whose work affects the rights and safety of the public,” said Heydari, a Vanderbilt University law professor who researches policing technologies and AI’s impact on the criminal justice system. “I If you’re not transparent, you’re going to engender mistrust,” Heydari said.

Inventory 128

Inventory Transparency Import Budget 128

FedScoop

JUNE 5, 2024

Officials also noted that important criteria for the agency’s own use of the technology are transparency and consistency. We need some transparency and accountability for knowing when we’re invoking an AI capability and when we’re not,” Noyes said. “We

Ethics 129

Ethics Transparency Innovation Inventory 129

Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Board had cited Altman’s “miscommunication” and “lack of transparency” in their initial decision to remove him. Whistleblower experts recognize that this behavior of miscommunication and lack of transparency may point to instances of false claims, misleading investors, or the result of an internal complaint.

Whistle-blowing 110

Whistle-blowing Transparency Internal Control Education 110

FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

But the agency’s provisional approval of a few generative AI products — which include ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Claude 2, DALL-E2, and Grammarly, per a privacy impact assessment — call for closer examination in regard to federal transparency. DHS tracks its FOIAs in a public log.

Electronics 137

Electronics Impact Assessment Transparency Thresholds 137

FedScoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Login.gov Director Hanna Kim said in a statement that her team “heard from our agency partners with higher-risk use cases that it was important that we offer a version of our strong identity verification service that is IAL2 certified.

Transparency 133

Transparency Evaluation Import IT 133

FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, meanwhile, said that DOL’s “new AI best practices are an important new tool to help employers understand the value of engaging their workers to ensure that these technologies actually improve productivity, work and workers’ lives.”

Impact Assessment 128

Impact Assessment Transparency Quality Ethics 128

Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

MKSS has led transparency and anti-corruption movements across India, including for the Right to Information, minimum wage, protection for gig workers, and more. Listen to this important episode on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

Corruption 92

Corruption Transparency Accountability Networking 92

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 11, 2024

This discussion delves into the importance of these principles, examining both the goals to be achieved (effectiveness) and the optimal use of resources (efficiency). Leveraging technology and e-procurement tools can significantly improve efficiency, transparency, and access to procurement opportunities.

Public Procurement 98

Public Procurement Efficiency Procurement Management 98

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

But it’s important not to confuse ease of use with effortless deployment. In other words, you’ll need to do important groundwork before you produce results. This makes it important to monitor reliability and detect when data may be drifting, which triggers the need for retraining. Preferably on a secure, cloud-hosted platform).

Data 134

Data Import Efficiency Balance 134

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

Standardization in tech upgrades will become increasingly important as agencies deal with a proliferation of agency records in electronic formats, officials added. John Cornyn, R-Texas, added that FOIA serves as “a cornerstone” for the country’s “belief in open and transparent government.”

Accountability 142

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 142

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. “We We depend on our cloud operations, we depend on our daily technology to function every day, and this is getting at it.” Jamie Raskin, D-Md.,

Purchasing 109

Purchasing Efficiency Transparency Budget 109

Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 22, 2024

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) kicked off Sunshine Week on March 11 with remarks on the Senate floor about the importance of whistleblowers in promoting transparency and accountability. He further noted that “whistleblowers are patriots and our most powerful tool in rooting out waste, fraud, abuse and misconduct.”

Whistle-blowing 105

Whistle-blowing Accountability Education Transparency 105

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

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance also indicates that ‘ Greater transparency of procurement data will make it easier to see what approaches have been successful and encourage use of those approaches more widely across the public sector.’ This is an important issue that may require further discussion in a separate post. 94 PA 2023). 48 and 46 PCR 2015).

Procurement 128

Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 128

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.”

Purchasing 110

Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

By integrating the EIC’s functionalities in their procurement practices, organizations can dramatically accelerate sustainability agendas with reliable emissions data for all the direct and indirect products and services they acquire, and establish transparent reporting standards.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Innovation Sustainability Supplier 98

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Why is visibility so important? Create speed and transparency. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Analysts who work to expose corruption in the mining sector are particularly important for ensuring a just transition. You cannot achieve a just transition without combatting corruption in the mining sector,” said Bady Baldé, Deputy Executive Director of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Corruption 127

Corruption Whistle-blowing Finance Utilities 127

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Second, the realignment provides an opportunity to increase transparency for customer agencies and industry partners seeking to do business with FAS. The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. Third, the alignment provides an opportunity to improve data management.

Negotiation 105

Negotiation Price Transparency Data 105

The Softly Spark

AUGUST 8, 2024

However, staying silent about your eco-friendly practices is not the solution – consumers crave transparency! How you present your claims is important. Be transparent and qualify your green claims to maintain trust. Vague terms are not trustworthy. If you’re making an environmental claim, back it up with evidence.

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Transparency Buyers Quality 98

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 16, 2024

As the United Kingdom and other countries around the world are looking for effective models to incentivize and protect whistleblowers it is important to rely on empirical data to understand what laws work, and what laws do not work,” Kohn writes. “[The

Internal Analysis 109

Internal Analysis Data Transparency Evaluation 109

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Paige emphasized the importance of assessing a vendor’s credibility and reliability using historical data, including which government agencies they’ve worked with and whether they deliver goods and services on time. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

Procurement 105

Procurement Price Purchasing Bidding 105

Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 27, 2024

[link] In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast , host Jane Turner speaks with María de los Ángeles Estrada , a lawyer in Mexico specializing in transparency and anti-corruption. Listen to this important episode on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , or Amazon. whistleblower laws.

Corruption 55

Corruption Transparency Education Import 55

FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

to take action on the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act by the end of this session, referring to the bill to bolster transparency and communication in IT spending across federal agencies as “must-pass legislation.” Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,

Purchasing 135

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 135

Federal News Network

JULY 24, 2024

“Anytime that you have support for additional protest review, whether the court reaffirms or opens the door to a new jurisdiction, it will result in more transparency, accountability and oversight, even if it’s just affirming where we understood jurisdiction to stand already.” In fiscal 2022, the department took about 4,400 actions worth $10.7

Transparency 105

Transparency Procurement Accountability Contract 105

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This bipartisan legislation is one important step of many necessary towards addressing potential harms. It will put in place commonsense safeguards for the highest-risk applications of AI — like in our critical infrastructure — and improve transparency for policymakers and consumers.”

Transportation 111

Transportation Transportation Innovation Risk Management 111

GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

To understand the importance of trust and how to build it, she busted three myths associated with the term. The act of trusting builds transparency, added Nate Benjamin, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at AmeriCorps. Trust is nonlinear. Trust is not one-dimensional,” Sanchez said. “It It is a noun, but it’s also a verb.

Strategic Planning 119

Strategic Planning Influencing Import Transparency 119

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 12, 2024

I thank Senator Cruz for bringing this important matter to our attention and anticipate that the measures taken by the U.S. I strongly agree we should have an annual designated National Whistleblowers Day to acknowledge their inestimable contributions to government accountability and transparency,” Dellinger added.

Transparency 111

Transparency Accountability Government Government 111

GovLoop

OCTOBER 9, 2023

By being transparent and accountable from the moment a complaint is filed through to its resolution, agencies can maintain that trust. During times of tension, it’s easy for employees to lose trust in their agencies. To do it, they need workforce case management. Ultimately, files could contain a variety of data (e.g.,

Management 111

Management Strategic Planning Transparency Data 111

GovLoop

MAY 26, 2023

But AI’s expansive use has made data ethics increasingly important. Transparency: Data should be acquired with consent from data subjects who should be explicitly informed where their data is being stored, for how long and the purpose of accessing it.

Ethics 98

Ethics Data Public Goods Transparency 98

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua is here to provide the Norwegian Public Sector with a cutting-edge solution to bolster maximum value from your financial resources, while promoting compliant and transparent operations. Get ready for revolutionary Public Sector spend and procurement management.

Public Procurement 98

Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Whistleblowers help enhance government transparency and root out waste, fraud, and abuse. It’s critically important that HHS whistleblowers know their rights and are not intimidated into silence by federal agency gag provisions. “Whistleblowers are brave men and women who perform an invaluable public service,” writes Grassley.

Transparency 101

Transparency Import Networking Government 101

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’. Much more is needed than mere reliance on the model AI clauses.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88