Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And I can see where if there is a mixture of large and small companies that are on a specialized type of contract, say, for information technology. Dan Ramish: Well, as you can imagine, Tom, it varies depending on whether industry participants are small businesses or other than small businesses. Tom Temin: Right.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Yet for decades, the residents of Villa 20, one of Buenos Airess historic informal settlements, lived without official addresses, access to basic public services, or even clean drinking water. A home is more than just shelterit is a source of dignity, stability, and connection to the community. In a way, it can become our identity.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 21, 2025

Thus, most, if not all, of the pleadings and information involved in the bid protest will not be releasable to the public, at least not without redactions. File Pleadings An intervenor is not just a silent participant. Access to Documents As you likely know, typically, bid protests will contain protective orders.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Several agencies incorporate, or are experimenting with incorporating, a Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) into the resulting contract. The SBPCD is the prime contractor’s proposed response to the small business participation evaluation factors.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? He has responsibility for the cybersecurity program for the entire organization.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

The findings highlight just why it is so important to bring the information together to get a coherent picture on spending and delivery: Out of the 94 projects currently tracked, 50% remain in the early stages (design or bidding), and only 6 out of 59 planned for completion by February 2026 are finished.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This resulted in all 8(a) participants being required to submit a social disadvantage narrative. Now, SBA has opened Certify to new applicants that wish to apply for participation in the 8(a) Program who now must demonstrate their social disadvantage. SBA also has a wealth of information you can access for guidance.

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

It houses a vast, continuously growing dataset of biological, health, and lifestyle information. From 2006–2010, UK Biobank recruited 500,000 UK citizens between the ages of 40 and 69 to supply biological samples (blood, urine, and saliva) and information about their lifestyle regularly on an ongoing basis.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

Garret Goldstein , vice president of North America Public Sector Partner Ecosystem at Red Hat , has an extensive background in the information technology market. He is a strong advocate for partnerships between companies with shared goals, something he views as highly beneficial for serving public sector clients.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 9, 2025

On the other hand, third-party organizations, like Delos and the American Bar Association, offer various training programs to help participants develop practical skills, such as advocacy and cross-examination, as well as substantive knowledge about arbitration law and practice.

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FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The ever-increasing backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal agencies is due in part to technological issues facing the workers charged with fulfilling them, a new Government Accountability Office report found. We now have the ability in our FOIA office to search our agency’s email system,” one focus group participant said.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 27, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

5) Civic participation – partial win Paragraph 17 encourages states “to foster transparency through effective and inclusive public participation across the whole public procurement cycle” and paragraph 19 contains a clear reference to “acting upon public feedback and civic monitoring”.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? He has responsibility for the cybersecurity program for the entire organization.

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FedScoop

APRIL 15, 2024

From PubMed , the premier biomedical literature database, to resources like Genome and ClinicalTrials.gov , NLM supports a diverse range of users, including researchers, clinicians, information professionals and the general public. Focus on innovation “We’ve jumped into the GenAI [AI] arena ,” Babski said.

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FedInsider

APRIL 8, 2025

Today, SOCs leverage advanced Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions that integrate data from multiple sources, enable real-time intrusion detection, automate key security processes, and provide intuitive incident visualization. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Technology Laboratory.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Southern Command (Feb 2000 – April 2003) Chief, Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS), System Integration Management Office, U.S.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The program has evolved over the past decade to add new capabilities, including cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards that help participating agencies improve their security posture. Mr. Scobey has over 25 years of federal and private sector experience in information technology. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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FedScoop

MARCH 1, 2024

participation in international standards-setting bodies for emerging technologies by creating a pilot program that would fund the hosting of standard-setting meetings in the United States. participation in the creation and implementation of standards for AI and other emerging tech. “In Amid growing concern that U.S. Mark Warner, D-Va.,

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 17, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The orders awarded seven individual whistleblowers, who included victims of fraud, employees and market participants. Whistleblowers provide information from a variety of vantage points that helps preserve market integrity and fairness,” said Director of Enforcement Ian McGinley.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Select taxpayers in 13 states will have the option to participate next year in the IRS’s electronic Direct File pilot program, the agency announced Wednesday, marking the latest step in its efforts to simplify filing season. Information-gathering from the pilot will inform the “future direction” of Direct File, Werfel added.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 1, 2024

According to the CFTC, starting around September of 2020, Empires Consulting used the company’s website and social media accounts to solicit individuals, referred to as “pool participants,” to trade commodities futures, options, and digital assets with Empires X. The CFTC’s litigation against the individual defendants continues.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It is worth noting that some procurement systems also use specialized solicitation tools for specific procurement types, such as health procurement, information technology, or non-consulting services.   This method is typically used to encourage participation from domestic suppliers and contractors.

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FedInsider

APRIL 10, 2025

AI-powered security integrates with existing tools like Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms, ticketing systems, and segmentation tools, ensuring alerts are backed by verifiable evidence. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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USFCR

JANUARY 14, 2025

It was designed to lower barriers to entry, enabling more contractorsparticularly small businessesto participate in disaster recovery. Exclusive Opportunities: Access to contracts specifically reserved for Viper Program participants. Monitor Opportunities: Use bid-matching tools to stay informed about new contracts.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 6, 2025

Precise), an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner , participated in the AWS Think Big for Small Business Program (TBSB) to expand their AWS capabilities and to grow their business in the public sector. By participating in the program and achieving Advanced tier status, Precise was able to expand their business.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Bidders will use their SPD response to indicate whether their organisations meet the requirements to participate in the procurement exercise. The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders. It contains questions on both exclusion and selection criteria.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to NASA, the SSA was appointed after the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) was selected, and all participants in the procurement process were reminded of their obligations under the FAR, NFS, and Procurement Integrity Act. This may include the improper disclosure of source selection information.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“We need really common operating standards to which we are aggressively held, versus this sort of voluntary, participative notion — ‘get in touch with us when you need it’ kind of thing,” said Jeff King, Treasury’s principal deputy chief information officer. But Spaeth also echoed Pearson’s comments on information-sharing.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 21, 2024

For the former, the information below can serve as a refresher on the basics of economic disadvantage–but also, a source for SBA’s most recent economic disadvantage thresholds (as of 2024, as these are updated periodically for inflation ). And these are an all or nothing package-deal.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

While SBA has not fully established an information technology system to monitor performance and reporting of 8(a) participants, it did revise the Business Opportunity Specialist Annual Review Workbook to better assess how participants are progressing during the nine-year program. ” This is found at 13 C.F.R.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

GSA invited those interested in participating in the Ascend BPA acquisition to review the posting on eBuy. More information is to follow.” “It Anticipated award dates are yet to be determined,” the solicitation said.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 15, 2024

Please join federal government contracts attorneys Nicole Pottroff & Greg Weber for this informative webinar on SBA certifications hosted by Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship.

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