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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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Modernizing Public Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

In his article “ The Future of Public Infrastructure is Digital “, Bill Gates envisions a world where infrastructure is smarter, more efficient, and digitally integrated. The Role of AI in Procurement AI offers powerful tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency in procurement processes.

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Key Principles of Public Procurement: Transparency, Value, and Fairness

Tracker Intelligence

These public procurement principles allow businesses of all sizes to participate equitably, protect the integrity of taxpayer money, and encourage competition and efficiency. A transparent approach lowers procurement risk, prevents corruption, and fosters confidence between suppliers and public sector organisations.

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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

To make matter worse, misapplication of Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and FAR 6-302 sole source rules has undermined transparency, and prevent fair and open competition. that prohibits SETA contractors from using their insights and influence to gain an unfair advantage or worse, commit fraud. Congress must enforce FAR 9.5

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Bill Foster, a particle physicist-turned-congressman, on why he’s worried about artificial general intelligence

FedScoop

I doubt that this committee is going to be in a position to micromanage the [integrated circuit] industry. FS: How worried are you that companies might try to influence what legislation is crafted to sort of benefit their own finances? Bill Foster: It’s an interesting tradeoff. It would shock me if that didn’t happen.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

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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Barbarians at the Gate: Zero Trust, Active Directory & What You Need to Know

FedInsider

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. Before moving to private industry, Kingsberry served as chief information officer for the federal Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.