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Federal Contracting Events You Can’t Afford to Miss in 2025

USFCR

Build Relationships, Win More Contracts Winning federal contracts requires more than meeting technical requirementsits about building relationships with government decision-makers who influence awards. High-level discussions with top military officials and procurement leaders focused on defense technology and innovation. Why attend?

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Tab for access: How New York City is increasing participation and access to government contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

Because of the amount of dollars that we spend, and individuals that we touch with the services that we provide, people in procurement actually have the opportunity to be engines of innovation. We can lead in technology and approaches to programs. Public procurement can be an economic engine for any municipality.

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Transforming education globally through generative AI: Insights from AWS executive Valerie Singer

AWS Public Sector

If anyone knows how to leverage generative AI to help influence and advance the global education community, it’s Valerie. I’m Sarah Storelli, senior global marketing leader for Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS) at AWS, and I’m on a quest to discover the people behind innovations across industries. Learn more about AWS in Education.

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Modernizing Public Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

To succeed, governments must embrace innovation, integrate cutting-edge tools like artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, and empower procurement teams to lead the way. Governments worldwide control vast budgets through procurement, giving them the power to: Drive innovation by demanding advanced solutions from vendors.

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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

Procurement decisions may also be influenced by emergencies, such as the need for the prompt delivery of goods and services to address disasters like earthquakes or hurricanes. The level of competition in the market can also influence the choice of procurement method.

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Fear and loathing in Defense IT: Time to enforce FAR conflict of interest rules and revolving door abuses

Federal News Network

that prohibits SETA contractors from using their insights and influence to gain an unfair advantage or worse, commit fraud. Some major technology companies have sought to influence government contractors through kickbacks, job offers and special discounts. conflict of interest and false claims rules. Congress must enforce FAR 9.5

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

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During a session on public sector innovation at Google Cloud Next ’24, leaders from the World Bank, the United Nations Population Fund, and the United Nations Office for Project Services shared strategies for boosting productivity by fostering operational consistency and shared understanding.