Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The STJ decision ruled not only on the possibility – and necessity – of a regulatory agency participating in arbitration proceedings between a concessionary and the relevant state entity but also on the limits of extending the effects of an arbitral award over a non-participating third party.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In determining the exact percentage to award the whistleblower, the CFTC weighed the fact that there was significant law enforcement interest in whistleblower’s information because it concerned violations which were of great “danger to market participants.” The program has in turn paid out over $365 million in whistleblower awards.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supplier base will be adequate, company says Bradie also sought to reassure investors that HomeSafe will have enough participation from the moving industry to successfully implement the contract. A new round of IT integration testing, conducted in January, proved “successful,” said Stuart Bradie, the president and CEO of KBR. “So

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Streamlining regulations, reporting, and procurement processes will do more to attract new small entrants to participate in the Federal market. The post OMB Memo on Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts first appeared on Federal News Network.

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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. But the push toward standardization must also take into account that people do their best work when they have the best tools. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Many federal contractors know of and participate in the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. Currently, the DoD’s Mentor-Protégé Program has a deadline for hopeful participants to apply for inclusion. Also, the DoD will remove the deadline to apply to participate in the program.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 16, 2024

CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar. CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar.

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FedInsider

JULY 23, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. More than 133 million records were exposed or impermissibly disclosed. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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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. It is always best to check if you are unsure. When did it happen?

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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. What are those actions that we as a federal agency need to do next?

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts. 1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts. It can also have benefits for governments.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Small Business Administration has begun outreach to current participants in its 8(a) Business Development Program regarding the impact of the U.S. With respect to the 8(a) annual review process, SBA advises that 8(a) Participants should continue to submit their annual review and continuing eligibility materials to SBA.

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FedInsider

JUNE 13, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program is a dozen years old.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Streamlining regulations, reporting, and procurement processes will do more to attract new small entrants to participate in the Federal market. The rule of two provides that if the contracting officer reasonably believes that two or more small businesses can perform the work at a fair price, competition shall be limited to small business.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 4, 2024

taking evidence of one or several witnesses by video, with other participants including the arbitral tribunal and counsel to appear in person) or in full. Today, it is more common than ever to have hearings take place remotely either in part (e.g., Indeed, remote hearings have increasingly been lauded for their cost and time efficiencies.

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Discussions & Clarifications

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

an opportunity to participate in the federal rulemaking process. Today, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council ("FAR Council") – Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration – published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 20, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. That’s just one risk in healthcare ecosystems. The dangers extend beyond that: every hospital bed is connected to the internet. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

GSA’s Workplace Innovation Lab (WIL) also aims to achieve hybrid work equity so employees participating in meetings remotely feel more included.

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Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

Sometimes federal procurements don’t go according to the rules. Sometimes its worse, when bribes and kickbacks come into play. That’s what the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force tries to discover and prosecute. Now the strike force is expanding, with four new members. Dan Glad Sure. Is it mostly whistleblowers?

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FedInsider

MAY 29, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone. After opening CART link, resize and move the text box anywhere on the screen.

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FedInsider

MAY 28, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone. After opening CART link, resize and move the text box anywhere on the screen.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In order to be awarded the project, offerors would have to participate in a source selection procedure comprising two phases. CBP’s acquisition strategy, listed on the RFI, contains two phases for “offerors” to participate in, earning ratings from the agency to determine their progression through the award determination process.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 9, 2024

Notably, a whistleblower’s participation in internal compliance and/or reporting processes is a factor that could warrant an increased reward. In consideration of an appropriate award amount (which is at the Department’s sole discretion) the pilot program also details factors that could increase, or decrease, a given whistleblower’s reward.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 1, 2024

On Wednesday, those platforms were freed during the agency’s inaugural AI hackathon , a three-city competition that saw public and private sector participants attempt to “hack” federal agency websites and build out solutions for prizes. If participants were blocked from a tool, the agency found a workaround. Whitman said.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 21, 2024

Undisputedly, this is one of the practical advantages of this type of meeting, allowing any topic to be addressed or any question to be raised, and participants can express their personal positions freely, without worrying on being quoted publicly. Here, we can draw a parallel between the situation of national judges and those of arbitrators.

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Great Government Through Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While SDVOSBs have many opportunities to participate in the IT marketplace, VETS 2 is currently the government’s only GWAC set aside exclusively for SDVOSBs. GSA partnering with Veterans GSA is dedicated to supporting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) in the federal IT market.

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FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar. CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar.

IT 52

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This should give contractors more leeway to take on new ownership from other 8(a) Program participants, or a contractor in their same industry. This new fourth proposed exception would be: “SBA approval is not required where the 8(a) Participant has never received an 8(a) contract.”

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FedScoop

JULY 3, 2024

The General Services Administration is inviting the public to participate in a challenge to reimagine federal websites with artificial intelligence and cloud tools. Additionally, the agency said there’s a pool of $10,000 in prize money for winning participants and teams. The event, scheduled for July 31 in Washington, D.C.,

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Capital Edge Consulting

APRIL 10, 2024

Employee Training This inquiry is intended to confirm that the employee has participated in timekeeping training. Two Quick Ways to Fail DCAA T imekeeping Requirements The federal government is the biggest purchaser of goods and services, so it's important that you have a good grip on your accounting practices.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 23, 2023

The ruling has precipitated the issuance of guidance by the Small Business Administration (SBA), providing greater clarity to the current state of 8(a) eligibility and next steps for 8(a) participants. We reflect on the program, the recent decision, and its implications below. SBA provided guidance for writing the narrative here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 9, 2024

This principal violation is that even after iterated amendments of its Eligibility Rules the ISU has gatekeeper power (vis-à-vis other market participants including horizontal ones) to determine who runs sporting events for ice skating. European Commission. II(3) of the New York Convention (“NYC”).

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

But its procurement practices didn’t encourage new vendors – including local companies – to participate, leading to low levels of competition. But its procurement practices didn’t encourage new vendors – including local companies – to participate, leading to low levels of competition. Open for business?

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 8, 2024

Procedural steps, including timeframe to deliver discovery, were agreed between the parties and the parties jointly appointed an Arbitrator. The Respondent did not dispute the serious delay on its part but asserted that any issue in relation to its delay ought to be made to the Arbitrator rather than the court.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

million for construction contracts). million for construction contracts). While the specific goal will vary with each contract (or in some cases may be on a company-wide basis), it is rare for a contracting officer to find a large business hasn’t met the given goal. Let’s take a deeper look at these findings. It was as low as 35.9% 637(d)(7) ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A modern arbitration institution, with an increasingly important role ” were the opening remarks expressed by Claus von Wobeser, who briefly referred to the beginnings of the PCA in The Hague and culminated by providing data on the cases initiated last year (which surpassed the previous year’s record). This is a frequently asked question to the PCA.

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Government Contracts

MAY 2, 2024

The Eleventh Circuit has revived a tribal-owned defense contractor's suit against another tribal-owned competitor and a former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets, finding the competitor agreed to federal court jurisdiction when it participated in the bidding process for work on a missile detection system.

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