ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 27, 2024

Business consulting company Guidehouse has announced that it will serve as master servicer and custodian under the first-ever multiparty securitization of the unguaranteed portion of Small Business Administration 7(a) loans.

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 6, 2024

The SBA’s Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) is arguably one of the federal government’s most successful undertakings when it comes to supporting our nation’s small business policies, economy, and contracting goals. It fosters the development of small business protégés, allowing many different forms of mentor assistance.

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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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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. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 11, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Learning Objectives We’ll Discuss: Outline the steps to educate and empower the federal workforce on using AI safely—and the importance of keeping a “human in the loop.”

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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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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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IT Participation E-procurement Procurement Strategies 139

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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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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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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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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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The federal government is pursuing transformative advancements in healthcare IT. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By participating in cooperative purchasing, organizations can save time and resources. Let’s explore what cooperative purchasing entails and delve into the myriad ways it can revolutionize public sector procurement. What is Cooperative Purchasing?

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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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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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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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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

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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GovLoop

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Word spread from the volunteers to their colleagues, who also became interested in zero trust’s advantages and offered to participate. “We Because of the nature of the department’s work with students and their families, the agency holds personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive data on about 28% of the population.

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IT Education Networking Leadership 52

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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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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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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IT Engineering Participation Data 82

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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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This entity charges the vendors that participate a small fee to recover the cost of operating the market. A close second best part, though, is when some form of this question inevitably arises, “So AWS is reselling software now?” The answer is: no, AWS is not a software reseller. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a marketplace provider.

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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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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This qualitative research was further validated through quantitative studies across Germany, Spain, and Poland, drawing on a sample size of 512 participants to ensure cross-market relevance and applicability. Governments worldwide dedicate a significant portion of their IT budget to maintaining legacy technology systems.

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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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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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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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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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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Interview transcript: Matthew Willis The xTech program — that’s our prize competition portfolio — is really designed for companies that have never worked with the Army. They might not understand their value proposition, their return on investment, and it’s really designed to demystify the process. Tom Temin And so how does it work?

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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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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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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.

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IT E-procurement Innovation Participation 52

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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