Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 9, 2025

Each year, New York City spends over $30 billion a year on public contracts to deliver essential good and services to its eight million residents. This is an enormous amount of spending, more than most U.S. states or indeed many countries. Were thinking about how to leverage technology to create more access to procurement opportunities.

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Art of Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. In 1992, it. The post Reading FedEx Ground the RICO Act appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Under the partnership, Carahsoft said Thursday it will market Seerist Federal’s Foreign Influence and Risk Index offering through its reseller partners.

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Art of Procurement

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The post The Good News and Bad News About Procurement Influence Today appeared first on Art of Procurement. “I think it is really important not to assume that just trying to tie everything to revenue is the right.

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USFCR

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Build Relationships, Win More Contracts Winning federal contracts requires more than meeting technical requirementsits about building relationships with government decision-makers who influence awards. Contracting officers, program managers, and prime contractors prefer to work with businesses they trust. Why attend? Why attend?

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Robin Carnahan, administrator of the General Services Administration (and a FedTech 2022 Federal IT Influencer), discusses how the GSA is working to provide a flexible workplace, rethink its 370 million square feet of rentable real estate and green government. These days, however, it has become quite common.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On January 15, Donovan submitted a whistleblower complaint to Harvard, the US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and the Massachusetts attorney general alleging improper donor influence at the Kennedy School. But, because I kept the pan hot, I got thrown into it.”

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

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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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 31, 2025

This strategy sets out how we are shaping public procurement through our policies, practices, capability and toolsets, while leading and influencing across the public sector landscape to achieve the best possible outcomes for the people of Scotland. Today marks the publication of the updated Scottish Government Procurement Strategy 2025-2028.

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Government Contracts

JUNE 21, 2024

I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Economic conditions, regulatory requirements, and organizational performance metrics are key factors influencing government purchasing decisions. This approach can more effectively influence their purchasing decisions and improve your chances of securing a government contract.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

If anyone knows how to leverage generative AI to help influence and advance the global education community, it’s Valerie. The industry made great strides in the digital divide, but there are still challenges that education leaders seek to address.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 7, 2024

The federal Anti-Kickback Statute intends to ensure that medical provider’s judgment is not influenced by any improper financial incentives and prohibits offering any incentive to influence referrals of items or services covered by Medicare and other federally funded programs.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Donovan blew the whistle on alleged improper donor influence at the Kennedy School. Joan Donovan, the former Technology and Social Change Research Project Director at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center. But, because I kept the pan hot, I got thrown into it.” Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

GAO will look to “whether a firm is in a position to make judgments or recommendations that would have the effect of directly influencing its own wellbeing.” On September 11, the agency notified L3Harris that the contract was awarded to Ball. L-3 Services Inc., B-400134.11 et al. 3, 2009, 2009 CPD ¶ 171.

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FedScoop

MARCH 1, 2024

“In recent years, the Communist Party of China has asserted their dominance in the global technology space, and as their status has risen, our authority and influence has fallen,” Warner said in a statement. According to a press release , the legislation aims to preserve U.S.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

Governmentwide, agencies avoided $16.7 billion in costs through category management in fiscal 2024, nearly 29% above their goal for the year. To celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025, we’re spotlighting 25 pivotal moments that reshaped the way the government operates. And that proves particularly challenging for them and for industry.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 28, 2024

We have published the Scottish Government’s Procurement Strategy 2024 to 2028, which sets out how we will use our spend and influence to promote a green, inclusive and just economic recovery. The strategy has been developed to align with, and support delivery of, the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Procurement as a Strategic Driver of Digital Transformation Public procurement wields immense influence over markets, technology adoption, and the direction of societal progress. It is not just a participant in the digital revolution—it is its foundation.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Influence Peddling This is the practice of granting contracts to a certain supplier in return for compensation, such as special incentives or discounts. Simply speaking, in support of granting contracts to a particular supplier for these reasons is considered influence peddling. What is Ethical Procurement?

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FedScoop

JANUARY 25, 2024

During the FTC Tech Summit , Khan said that the FTC will focus on assessing if agreements between major cloud providers — such as Amazon, Microsoft and others — are influencing the “competition across layers of the AI stack.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 9, 2024

This removal was based on statements made by the arbitrator regarding the way he would treat expert witness evidence that gave rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality. This blogpost considers the facts, discusses the law applied by the Court and its findings, and sets out the decision’s key takeaways.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In this case, the court found that qui tam relators like Zafirov wield enough authority and influence to be considered officers under Buckley. Their significant role in initiating and controlling litigation, pursuing damages, and making binding decisions for the government fits squarely within the definition.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Connected persons include individuals who have significant influence or control over the supplier. New grounds have been introduced including for suppliers who threaten national security or past poor performance - see paragraph below. Repeated public listing in this category could impact market reputation.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

These “socio-technical” risks are left to the expertise and professionalism of teachers, and the underpinning institutional educational values—which can be monitored and perhaps influenced by parents and other groups. So maybe this is nothing new. Can we just rely on what we know to make procurement work as well as possible?

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USFCR

JUNE 3, 2024

Because of this, grants have taken and will continue to take, many different and unique forms over the years to effectively influence the progression of national goals through for-profit and nonprofit entities. Since formation, the United States has utilized grants to distribute resources amongst its various states and peoples.

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As we begin the second quarter of the federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), we find ourselves amidst changes that will impact federal contracting in numerous ways. However, this is also the time to review and analyze the federal governments contract awards for the previous fiscal year (FY24), which ended on September 30, 2024. In FY24, $33.32

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 6, 2024

Our office will take decisive action to address allegations that medical providers are receiving improper financial benefits that could influence medical decision making. On July 25, the U.S. The settlement resolves a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit filed by Kipp Fesenmaier. Attorney Chad Blumenfield.

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ivalua

JULY 21, 2020

The Hackett Group report recommendations on IT & Procurement collaboration and how it can benefit your organization in the time of Covid-19 and beyond. The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact every area of our lives and our businesses in ways that were unimaginable just a few months ago.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

First , although many workers think they have no influence over trust in their organization, they do, Sanchez said. Government employees don’t operate in a vacuum. It takes teamwork — and a lot of it — to keep agencies operating, meeting missions and providing for constituents. Sanchez likened it to getting into a rideshare car. “I

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WashngtonExec

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This role was created to support the company’s expansion in digital modernization and enhance its influence in the public sector. ICF has named Jason Williamson as the new senior vice president responsible for growth, digital modernization and experience. Additionally, ICF has secured contracts with the U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 10, 2024

Prospective students are entitled to make their enrollment decisions without the improper influence of recruiters who pursue their own financial gain at the expense of students’ best interests.” SATP is an organization that recruits American students to attend foreign schools in the U.K. and other countries.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

AI also helped the department determine what programs could influence people to stay. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to find valuable new insights in your data. But to make the most of it, your data, and your organization, must be ready. Get your data governance set up. And then all of a sudden that data is useful to us.

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Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

The pandemic and its aftermath created a greater awareness of the fragility of global supply chains, and the federal government’s overreliance on adversaries in the supply chain. The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product.

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Planning The first strategy looks to procurement planning. Brazil has used this strategy aggressively in its efforts to implement “green procurement,” and the U.S. government in April 2024 issued a final rule calling for contracting officials to plan to procure sustainable and services “to the maximum extent practicable.”

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 26, 2024

For classified deployments, all ICMP ISVs must be vetted for foreign ownership control and influence (FOCI) by the government prior to beginning contract performance. AWS scans, tests, and verifies that all products work in the AWS Secret Region before listing them in ICMP.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The debt threshold is not the same for all countries because it can be influenced by different factors such as the economic structure, for example. Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are still dealing with its economic consequences. interest payments).

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