Whistleblower Network News

MAY 10, 2024

According to the government, SATP collaborated with at least 28 UK schools to violate the Incentive Compensation Ban while the schools were participating in the federal student aid program. This was allegedly done by pressuring these schools to enter arrangements that violated the federal prohibition on incentive-based compensation.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This recruitment helps diversify the pool of government contractors and provides opportunities for smaller businesses to participate in large government projects. This identifier enables businesses to participate in federal contracting opportunities, making it an essential component of the application process.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 4, 2024

The Congress, taking place from 5 to 8 May 2024, consists of today’s opening ceremony, followed by three full days of engaging sessions for participants and speakers. Professor Garth’s talk will offer a rigorous exploration of the ethical and moral foundations that have influenced international arbitration throughout its history.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 31, 2024

The VSB protest process plays a crucial role in detecting such schemes, helping to maintain integrity and fairness in the VSB Program. They restrict the financial support a Non-Qualifying Veteran may provide to a VSB and prohibit any financial dependence or influence. ” Note my emphasis on the “and” here.

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Influencing Participation Management Demand 105

FedInsider

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Attackers can gain unauthorized access to a company’s data if Active Directory is compromised; monitoring your AD will help protect system integrity, availability, and overall cybersecurity. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone.

Engineering 111

Engineering Leadership Management Networking 111

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 10, 2024

UK Biobank , a nonprofit biomedical database, faced the challenge of managing massive amounts of data—about 30 petabytes—from 500,000 participants. By integrating big data, such as satellite imagery and human activity indicators, the tool alerts stakeholders about risks, enabling preemptive action.

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Sustainability Data Transparency Innovation 75

FedScoop

MARCH 25, 2024

Franklin has introduced legislation to support American businesses’ participation in the establishment of global standards for AI, as well as the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act , which would provide universities with dedicated access to the Department of Agriculture’s grant funding to enhance AI research and mechanization. .

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

These players administer public contracts, establish procurement regulations, and influence the procurement environment. In the healthcare industry, these frameworks give suppliers the chance to participate in public procurement. It is essential in maintaining the integrity of procurement processes.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

Over the years, we have moved from the first spend analysis initiatives, laboriously building Excel-based “spend cubes”, through to today’s automated, cloud-based, AI-driven, integrated, holistic (add your own buzz-word here…) procurement platform. Author: Peter Smith , Managing Director at Procurement Excellence Ltd.

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Procurement Supply Chain Category Management Innovation 66

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

From this narrow perspective, procurement would be primarily concerned with ensuring the integrity and probity of decision-making processes involving the management of public funds, as well as fostering the generation of value for money through effective reliance on competition for public contracts.

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Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The threat of mis-, dis-, and mal-information (MDM) that aims to undermine the public’s confidence in election integrity is another concern. CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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Project Management Networking Participation Telecommunication 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

In the first panel, moderated by Maanas Jain , the speakers David W Rivkin , Gourab Banerji SA , Susan Ahern , Aisha Nadar and Kap-You (Kevin) Kim discussed how aspects of arbitration procedures impact the behaviour of its human participants. The speakers then discussed in detail Guidelines I.B,

Participation 52

Participation Import Sustainability Ethics 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

In the first panel, moderated by Maanas Jain , the speakers David W Rivkin , Gourab Banerji SA , Susan Ahern , Aisha Nadar and Kap-You (Kevin) Kim discussed how aspects of arbitration procedures impact the behaviour of its human participants. The speakers then discussed in detail Guidelines I.B,

Ethics 52

Ethics Participation Import Sustainability 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

These public procurement principles allow businesses of all sizes to participate equitably, protect the integrity of taxpayer money, and encourage competition and efficiency. A fair and equitable procurement system prevents favoritism, promotes competition, and allows new entrants to participate.

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Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Integration and migration plans should be communicated months ahead of time, and may need to be repeated to make sure the core messages get through to end users. This may include posters with project progress, presentations, and the mobilization of internal influencers. Change Management. Executive Level Project Sponsors.

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Eprocurement Change Management Influencing Procurement 40

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Open contracting approach : The city implemented an ambitious, comprehensive reform project to digitize and open up procurement, and integrate its equity and sustainability values into processes. Targeted vendor outreach The Des Moines team knew that increasing vendor participation would require doing more to reach vendors where they are.

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Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

Participants can compete for set-aside contracts specifically reserved for 8(a) certified firms, which can be crucial for gaining a foothold in competitive markets and securing stable revenue streams. Effective August 1, 2024, Certify.gov will be taken offline to pave the way for a new integrated online system. simultaneously.

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Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

Participants can compete for set-aside contracts specifically reserved for 8(a) certified firms, which can be crucial for gaining a foothold in competitive markets and securing stable revenue streams. Effective August 1, 2024, Certify.gov will be taken offline to pave the way for a new integrated online system. simultaneously.

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Participation Government Contracts Procurement Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The event opened with a keynote speech on handling complex disputes, followed by panels addressing key topics including diversity in arbitrator appointments, efficiency, the integration of AI, and the evolving challenges of disclosure and confidentiality. A Morning Coffee Debate: Will Diversity Kill the Party-appointed Arbitrator?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The award decisions received protests on the evaluations of small business participation, veteran employment, and relevant experience. Provide access and documentation necessary for the agency to understand how a model was trained and assess its integrity. The VA received 173 proposals for T4NG 2 and selected 30 awardees.

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Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In any case, the PCA integral services are performed by its Legal Counsels. The PCA’s appointing authority role is crucial to the integrity of the proceedings, and it is worth noting that all decisions on challenges are duly reasoned and founded.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

However, we know that developing countries need support to develop further their analytical capacities and so achieve a truly effective participation in the development of international standards. billion a year. They also do not include the introduction of a general QDMT.

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Thresholds Distribution Electronics Participation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 7, 2024

As such, it served as a useful reminder to arbitration practitioners that regulatory approaches in respect of one might well influence attitudes towards the other. Funding is integral to the current dispute resolution regime and is utilized quite substantially in both litigation and arbitration.

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Import Ethics Influencing Negotiation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Under the bills, “artificial intelligence” is defined as: … a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. We look forward to your participation! The guidance does not apply to the Federal Supply Schedule.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Price Negotiation Utilities Procurement 52

Select GCR

JUNE 18, 2024

Cybersecurity Regulations and the National Institute Standards The influence of NIST SP 800-171 on DFARS compliance cannot be overstated. Integral components of DFARS include the Buy American Act and the Berry Amendment, which mandate the domestic sourcing of materials and components in defense contracts.

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Supply Chain Accountability Government Contracts Contract 40

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 14, 2024

Moreover, CS3D will indirectly impact SMEs integrated into value chains, as those subject to CS3D must ensure compliance throughout their value chain. The European Commission will publish a list of non-EU companies falling within CS3D’s scope in the near future. Argentina , or pursuant to the Bangladesh Accord post-Rana Plaza catastrophe.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Corruption Transparency Influencing 52

NIH NITAAC

MARCH 8, 2022

This is to: · Address any questions so that all members can feel confident to participate in orals on day 1 of presentations · Collaborate with your team and make choices that benefit the entire team (platforms, real-time questions to the contracting officer, etc.) Use WebEx to host and record the oral presentations.

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Evaluation Logistics Contract Participation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In contrast, use of interpreters is influenced by the choice of language, since the choice of language impacts whether interpreters are necessary, but ultimately affects perceptions of witnesses rather than lawyers. In essence, as described in Bilingualism in the Real World by Inbal Itzhak et.

Import 52

Import Influencing Corruption Participation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While the last SIAC Manila Conference 2019 was an intimate gathering of only 80 participants, this year’s ‘ SIAC Manila Conference 2023: Deep Dive into Arbitration Trends ’ held on 25 May 2023 attracted more than 800 registrants, and SIAC had to cap the conference attendees at 500 practitioners, government representatives, and in-house counsel.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Participation Efficiency Influencing 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

Influenced by legacy foreign direct investment policy practices, governments often prioritize lower taxes to stimulate economic growth and attract investment. Second, government may face domestic political opposition against heavier taxation. QDMTT may face resistance from public perception and lobbying against heavier taxation.

Import 52

Import Capacity Evaluation Government 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Diana Bayzakova, director of the TIAC, further explained how these changes have influenced the choice of TIAC as a preferred arbitral institution and have also shaped the perception of Uzbekistan as a neutral jurisdiction. Emphasizing the TICC’s integration within the Uzbek legal system, Ms.

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Collaboration Transparency Efficiency Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

South African legal jurisprudence has come to enjoy significant influence in an increasingly globalised world where political, economic, social, and legal activities transcend territorial borders. The arbitration user community requires a structured, efficient, and cost-effective alternative to traditional litigation.

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Import Efficiency Influencing Integration 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 12, 2024

10bis, potentially undermining the institution’s integrity to the detriment of its own best interests in safeguarding its own impartiality and independence as an arbitral institution. 10bis(2) points to the risk inherent in the new regime under Art.

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Media Influencing IT Corruption 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

We start by organising user groups with participants from both procurement and suppliers, and we bring them together regularly to validate our hypotheses or to innovate on the basis of user ergonomics. But, as we have seen, the user experience depends just as much on the intrinsic characteristics of the solution as on the users themselves.

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Procurement E-catalogue E-procurement Supplier 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The questions all go to the integrity of the data being used to assess fair and reasonable pricing. The FAS realignment provides an opportunity to address and improve data integrity and data driven decision making. Is the data backward looking or is there forward-looking data regarding the market?

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Price Supply Chain Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Gaps in those capabilities will jeopardise the effectiveness of using procurement as a tool of AI regulation by contract, beyond the limitations and constraints deriving from the relevant legal framework.

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