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Commercial Opportunity for the VA Medical Supply Chain 

The Coalition for Government Procurement

For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) has an opportunity to leverage commercial best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of medical supply logistics in delivering best value healthcare to veterans. This represents about 15 percent of the VHAs $5 billion annual spend on medical supplies and equipment.

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Could a HUD-funded 3D-printing project transform housing in Alaska?

FedScoop

Almost 79,000 households were spending more than 30% of their income on housing-related costs, the report noted, exceeding a threshold that, according to HUD, impacts the ability to pay for other basic needs. That’s what the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation found in its 2018 housing assessment for the state’s rural areas.

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Responsible AI for mission-based organizations

AWS Public Sector

While statistical systems (like linear or logistic regression, or analysis of variance) typically provide good explainability because of their straightforward calculations, predictions from more complicated ML systems—especially deep learning systems—are difficult to explain.

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Friday Flash 09/06/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

VA Hospitals Earn High Rankings in Nationwide Surveys Federal News Network reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) hospitals scored higher than non-VA hospitals on two nationwide surveys tracking quality of care and patient satisfaction. The CMMC 2.0 Only 40 percent of non-VA hospitals received these ratings.

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Friday Flash 09/20/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). James Peake , M.D., Gain valuable insights into the strategies driving VA acquisition as we look ahead to 2025. The CMMC 2.0

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Friday Flash 04/26/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

These efforts play a pivotal role in ensuring that veterans receive the quality care and support they deserve. We are proud to work hand-in-hand with the mission-driven employees in our federal agencies to deliver the highest quality of service and healthcare. It encompasses the very essence of what we do.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.