ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

How an agile Supply Chain drives a sustainable competitive advantage. As companies reassess their supply chains in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as growing pressure to improve sustainability, some lessons can be learned by taking a look back. Zara’s Supply Chain Approach. Zara & fast-fashion.

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

Ivalua’s new Environmental Impact Center empowers Procurement and Supply Chain teams with reliable and actionable insight to reduce Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. EIC will aid our customers in establishing a more sustainable supply chain to reduce both greenwashing and green-guessing.”

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

rule by fall 2024 in response to increasing cyberattacks on its supply chain by foreign adversaries. will help the Department of Defense verify the maturity levels of certain cyber systems and processes with a focus on the protection of sensitive information stored on contractor networks.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 17, 2024

On April 1, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a final rule updating the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add Part 40 on information security and supply chain security. View the full article

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

MAY 24, 2024

Cara Wulf and Philip Lee identify how to ensure that good cybersecurity hygiene flows through a contractor’s supply chain. More information The post Supply Chain Management and Cybersecurity Updates appeared first on McCarter & English, LLP.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

On October 5, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an interim Federal Acquisition Regulation rule (FAR rule) that implements the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA). Additional information about the rule and its relationship to existing FASCSA regulations is outlined below.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 3, 2025

Navy has granted Impact Level 6, or IL6, accreditation to Fortress Government Solutions, allowing the cybersecurity firm to store and process data categorized as Controlled Unclassified Information and Secret in its Fortress Platform.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Alex Major and Franklin Turner will cover the “Greatest Risks in the Supply Chain in 2024 and Beyond” during Federal Publications Seminars’ 2024 FPS Government Contracts Year in Review at The Westin Tysons Corner in Tysons Corner, VA.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Cara Wulf discusses the pair of Proposed Rules issued in October 2023 (addressing “Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing” and “Standardizing Cybersecurity Requirements for Unclassified Federal Information Systems”), and explores the implications of those Proposed Rules for contractors.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

JULY 11, 2024

Many businesses choose to enter or expand their presence in the Federal market through subcontracts; however, there are many potential pitfalls for contractors that are not well versed in the unique requirements that arise when doing business in the US supply chain.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Coalition for Government Procurement was invited to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation on November 29. The subject of the hearing was “Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply Chain.”

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The past few years have highlighted serious deficiencies in prevalent supply chain strategies and the major risk that disruptions pose to corporate success. years and companies can expect to lose 42% of one year’s EBITDA every decade due to supply chain disruptions. Assessing Risk across the Supply Chain.

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Identifying and Mitigating Supply Chain Risks Both houses of Congress remain focused on assessing and mitigating supply chain risks, especially for materials used for DoD and other national security applications. Subscribe to our blog here so that you do not miss these updates.

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 22, 2024

LMI won a $43 million contract to develop the Supply Chain Risk Evaluation Environment for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. This work will integrate government data with commercially and publicly available information to enhance SCRM capabilities.

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FedScoop

APRIL 2, 2024

NASA, the Defense Department and the General Services Administration have joined together to issue a final rule that tweaks federal acquisition regulations to more efficiently address information and supply chain security, according to a posting on the Federal Register.

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 5, 2024

Leidos won a $276 million task order with the Defense Department Information Analysis Center for the research and development of critical minerals and materials used in munitions, and to promote energetics supply chain resiliency. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron. [.]

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is supporting the Government of Pará, Brazil, in designing and deploying SeloVerde (Green Seal) , a cutting-edge tool to address climate change challenges and traceability in deforestation-risk supply chains. Launching SeloVerde 2.1 The SeloVerde 2.1 SeloVerde 2.1 post-2008 deforestation). How SeloVerde 2.1

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ivalua

MAY 31, 2022

Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. How can you create a more efficient supply chain and gain a better understanding of overall performance?

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WashngtonExec

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Theresa Campobasso Senior Vice President of Strategy, Exiger Government Solutions Theresa Campobasso is continuing to leverage her extensive expertise to educate public and private sector customers on how to move beyond a basic compliance-based approach to supply chain risk management and instead adopt a threat-based, risk-informed program to increase (..)

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GovCon Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Jennifer Kauffman, most recently chief operating officer of CyberCore Technologies, will transition to the role of CEO after multinational information technology company HP (NYSE: HPQ) completed its acquisition of the Maryland-based secure supply chain management and cybersecurity services provider.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Diana Lovati, formerly chief information security officer at Ball’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business, has assumed the same role at True Anomaly, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The majority of organizations consider supply chain transparency to be a top priority, however less than a third are satisfied with the level of visibility into their suppliers. Most organizations continue to suffer from severely limited visibility in the lower levels of their supply chains. About the research.

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FedScoop

JULY 11, 2024

The Securing America’s Federal Equipment (SAFE) in Supply Chains Act was introduced Thursday by Sens. The bill is specifically aimed at the purchase and use of “information and communications technology,” per the bill text. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Gary Peters, D-Mich.,

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GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

Enter the SBOM After some dramatic supply-chain breaches in which hackers exploited vulnerabilities in commonly used software to attack all users of those applications, the government has emphasized the SBOM — software bill of materials. It can be hard to figure out which of these things actually matter,” said Bressers.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 11, 2024

I guess they were due yesterday, on a FAR Council gambit to establish a FAR Part 40 dealing with supply chain. What does it mean in supply chain security? This was a request for information, we provided what we could we provided lots of questions. We affectionately call it CODSIA. What does it mean in this context?

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Supply Chain Optimization : AI can enhance supply chain performance by analyzing vendor reliability, delivery timelines, and cost trends.   Supply Chain Visibility : Blockchain ensures real-time tracking of goods and services , critical for complex digital infrastructure projects.

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FedScoop

JUNE 11, 2024

Starting this week, the General Services Administration is collecting common forms for new software contracts from providers and contractors in accordance with a 2022 Office of Management and Budget memo regarding software supply chain security.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

On October 5, 2023, the FAR Council released an Interim Rule on “ Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders.” Government supply chain as directed by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (“FASC). In August 2021, the FASC issued a Final Rule adding a new 41 C.F.R.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Federal Acquisition Security Council would be empowered to better protect the federal supply chain from adversarial technology companies and products under a new bipartisan bill from a quartet of House lawmakers. The Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024 — from Reps. James Comer, R-Ky. and Jamie Raskin, D-Md.,

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 22, 2024

On 27 June 2024, the UK Court of Appeal (“CA”) notably overturned a High Court decision by finding in favour of the World Uyghur Congress (“WUC”) in a case on forced labour and human rights abuses in overseas supply chains. The CA decision can be accessed here.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

industry and academia who work with systems, sub-systems, components, and the enabling technologies related to the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or the information that rides on it. His ability to solution and assist clients in the area of supply chain and operations has led to significant accomplishments in this space.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

” – Vendor Manager | ONE AMERICAN BANK Use Data and Analytics to Make Informed Decisions Modern procurement relies heavily on data. Use procurement software or work with a GPO like OMNIA Partners that offers advanced analytics tools to track spend, identify trends, and optimize your supply chain.

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FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

CBP said it can also receive allegations from private citizens, government agencies, media, non-governmental organizations, and witnesses, but it cannot provide information on the sources of different allegations to protect their safety, citing law enforcement sensitivities.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The CHIPS Act was created in response to pandemic-induced shortages of semiconductors and other critical manufacturing supplies, causing widespread disruption to supply chains across the country. . 131M towards the creation of a National Supply Chain database. 61B to grow research, support U.S. How can Ivalua help?

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VWV

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

For more detailed information, you can refer to the NPPS here and the official written statement here.

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