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Friday Flash 02/09/2024

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Williams, and Mickey Liebner; Mayer Brown Bipartisan, bicameral legislation in the US Congress would mandate the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (“NIST”) Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (“Framework”) by federal agencies. MAS Basic Training: The Nuts & Bolts, Feb.

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Friday Flash 10/20/23

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It also will provide a more effective framework for managing workload across the MAS program. In turn, this will lead to more consistent and sound negotiation and administration of MAS contracts. FAS and the federal government as a whole are in the midst of a management transition towards data-driven decision making.

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Healthcare Spotlight: HHS Announces Medicare Part D Negotiated Prices This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final drug prices negotiated through its Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

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Sole Source Procurement: A Guide to Single-Source Acquisitions

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For procurements exceeding specified thresholds, justification must document the effort to find alternative suppliers, listing unique technical requirements and companies contacted. Therefore, procurement teams must implement strategies to manage these risks effectively. How is fair pricing ensured in sole source procurement?

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Friday Flash 07/19/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

For bulk sensitive personal data, there is a yet-to-be-determined volume threshold that must be involved in the transaction for it to be covered. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S. Government-related data, there is no threshold requirement and the data categories will be covered regardless of volume.

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Friday Flash 09/20/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is September 30, although Friday, September 27 is seen as the target date for lawmakers to finalize negotiations before returning to their home districts to campaign until the election. The plan notes that the effectiveness of cyber risk management varies among agencies. The CMMC 2.0

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Friday Flash 12/01/2023

The Coalition for Government Procurement

There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products. A JV agreement must also identify the responsibilities of the parties with respect to negotiation of the contract, source of labor and contract performance. [4]