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FEMA Unveils Plans for Financial, IT Internal Controls Support Contract

GovCon Wire

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced plans to conduct a competition for a contract to provide financial, internal controls, IT audit and assessment services for FEMA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer, or OCFO, Risk Management and Compliance Division.

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Procurement purchasing card perils: Will you be the next headline?

American City & Country

This story could be mistaken for several recent stories regarding the misuse of a procurement purchasing card (p-card). P-card abuse or misuse is an emerging and troubling trend and organizations need to improve their internal control systems to mitigate risk.

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Navigating CSRD Regulation: What Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance Leaders Need to Know

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Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Navigating CSRD Regulation: What Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance Leaders Need to Know June 12, 2023 | | Sustainability by Vishal Patel In an effort to drive sustainability and combat climate change, the European Union has introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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International Trade Enforcement Roundup – August 2023 Update

GovCon & Trade

First, a dual Russian-German national was arrested and charged with violating the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) when he allegedly procured microelectronics for the Russian war effort. person” in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). person refugees and asylees.

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New OCI Rule Contains Big Changes

SmallGovCon

While OCI “requirements are applicable to most procurements, acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) and those for commercial products are exempt, as well as subcontracts for commercial products or commercial services.” ” Use of “structural or behavioral barriers, internal controls, or both.”

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What new White House guidance on grants means for agencies that hand them out

Federal News Network

For some highlights, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. Tom Temin We’re speaking with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. One reason for the update: reducing regulatory burden on both agencies and grantees. But yet, something you felt is important to highlight here.

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OMB Final Rule Rewrites the Uniform Guidance for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Federal Financial Assistance

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Contractors that have a procurement relationship with a recipient are not required to obtain a UEI. Addition of Cybersecurity Internal Controls 2 CFR 200.303 adds “reasonable” cybersecurity internal control requirements to the information protection internal control requirements at 2 CFR 200.303(e).