Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

FAS is actually forced to consider this metric because its one of 12 key performance indicators of acquisition quality that FAS’ performance is measured against. “A lot of times we’re using oral and video presentations to do technical evaluation. That’s why they have multiple ongoing efforts to streamline it.

Procurement 109

Procurement Purchasing Negotiation Price 109

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Its mission is to make quality education widely accessible, even to those outside major cities. To provide students with the highest quality learning experience, Metis leveraged Amazon Web Services (AWS) to power its interactive live streams. Video quality was also a key factor.

Collaboration 81

Collaboration Education Quality Demand 81

Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 8, 2024

According to the government, “between 2017 and 2021, AHH falsely billed the Energy Program for in-home nursing and personal care when its employees were not physically present in patients’ homes.” Quality care is critical to beneficiaries participating in the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program,” said U.S.

Participation 109

Participation Quality Integration Integrity 109

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Institutional Quality Matters Another important finding of our research is that the effect of public debt on growth depends on institutional quality. In our research we calculated how the marginal impact of debt on growth changes when the quality of the institutions changes. The results are presented in Figure 2 below.

Thresholds 105

Thresholds Quality Influencing Finance 105

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Confirm all documents are present and complete, as shown in the following screenshot. Documents are present and complete. These strategies are integral to both the extraction and summarization processes, ensuring the solution consistently delivers high-quality outputs tailored to the task at hand.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Data Import Utilities 52

GovSpend

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Data is the core of the GovSpend value proposition, and increasing data coverage and quality is a top objective. Today we are dramatically improving the overall volumes, quality, and refresh rates of data – and we’re not letting up. Any final words? At GovSpend, we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us.

Data 105

Data Quality Purchasing Transparency 105

FedScoop

MAY 1, 2024

But the agency is working on a strategy to also onboard commercial services and looking to ensure that information it provides is fresh so people will want to regularly return, Steve Krauss, a senior advisor for OPM’s HR Quality Services Management Office, or QSMO, told FedScoop.

Budget 110

Budget Management Finance Quality 110

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Oversees the analysis of cost, performance, quality, service and delivery. Essential Functions of the Job: Recommends, implements and maintains City purchasing systems for maximum efficiency and to achieve optimum life-cycle cost for all goods and services purchased. Directs work of purchasing staff in carrying out and executing contracts.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. In the third, poor quality materials had been used. I’m proud of the quality of reports done by civil society last year because they were escalated by the procurement agency to the auditing authorities.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These solutions show that students all over the world can get quality education over the internet. An integrated large language model (LLM) can be used summarize the content and present it in natural language. Amazon Lex can then present this response back to the user.

Education 128

Education Evaluation Management Integration 128

ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

It is an important part of the decision-making process and requires careful consideration of a wide range of factors, such as cost, quality, reliability, and delivery times. When you work with local experts and access nearby resources, you can ensure top-quality products.

Procurement 19

Procurement Supply Chain Eprocurement Manufacturing 19

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And let’s talk about this year old effort on videos, and just to get a progress report, how many videos have been presented and what are you generally getting in from vendors and what types of products are they pitching in this manner? Bonnie Evangelista So like you said, as of Nov. Tom Temin Sure.

Quality 106

Quality Buyers Contract IT 106

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 2, 2024

To allow images to load quickly, the IIIF protocol only requests the quality and the pixels the viewer sees at that moment, with the pixels on the edge of the image cached. The expanded scope and use cases further improved the codebase and design, with new conference presentations continuing to expand interest in the project.

Efficiency 130

Efficiency Education Participation Innovation 130

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This shift in ownership and governance is underpinned by the principle of data as a product (DaaP), where data is treated as a valuable, high-quality asset, just like any physical product an organization offers. This includes defining product requirements, managing product lifecycles, and ensuring product quality and consistency.

Data 75

Data Management Quality Supply Chain 75

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Buying supplies, equipment, low preference items and the latest innovations to support high-value care delivery is expensive and while it’s not an area where you want to skimp, there are certainly ways to reduce these expenses without impacting quality of care. For many it’s likely that the opportunity is much larger.

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Distribution Strategic Sourcing Quality 87

GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s been pretty fast, and great quality. AI capability built into PowerPoint has improved the quality of training slide decks, too. For example, to generate questions for a training poll about the False Claims Act, he used this prompt: I am preparing a live training presentation, and we would like audience participation.

Quality 64

Quality Participation Import Demand 64

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

They check the availability and quality of constructed bike lanes, particularly in major metropolitan areas using OpenStreetMaps regularly updated via crowdsourcing. Most of the delay was in the award to contract phase, which took 40 days compared to six or less for the other 11 contracts.

Budget 136

Budget Transportation Transportation Bidder 136

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 4, 2024

Through a series of discussions and presentations, attendees will gain insight into the human elements that are often overshadowed by the technical aspects of arbitration. This presentation sets the tone for a sequence of panels in which experts will examine the roles and expectations of the various participants in the field.

Ethics 52

Ethics Influencing Participation Quality 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If a supplier that was once performing well in relation to delivering excellent quality suddenly starts to present with many defects or lower quality items, this would raise concern. The benefits of KPIs are vast and include the fact that it gives the procurement team early indication of any potential issues.

Import 59

Import Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 59

ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

While data quality cannot be perfected and some technological innovations aren’t quite ready for prime time, tremendous improvements are possible. Below, Improve Data Quality. Improve Data Quality. Having quality data is essential, but ultimately the decision-maker must have access to insights that drive value.

Transparency 52

Transparency Supply Chain Data Procurement 52

GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 23, 2023

Socially disadvantaged individuals are defined as “those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their individual qualities.” The regulations outline what it takes for an individual to prove they are socially disadvantaged.

Participation 130

Participation Negotiation Quantity Contract 130

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

Congratulations to the following 2023 EIP Awardees: Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Presented to individuals in the contracting community (government or industry) for demonstrating a life-long commitment to advancing “common sense in government procurement.” KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.

E-procurement 64

E-procurement Sustainability Procurement Collaboration 64

GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

This presents an opportunity for agencies to focus on this relatively untapped market. It is understood that a significant portion of neurodivergent individuals are unemployed or underemployed. Truly neurodiverse teams embrace talent, technology and transformation. “If

Government 111

Government Government Innovation Demand 111

The Softly Spark

AUGUST 8, 2024

How you present your claims is important. Consumer perception: There is the perception that consumers might view an environmentally friendly product as being of lesser quality, believing that a sustainable product can’t be effective. And consumers aren’t wrong. Vague terms are not trustworthy.

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Transparency Buyers Quality 98

ivalua

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Suppliers were quickly categorized in many ways… by quality, performance, price, riskiness, and so on. By understanding this duel perspective, one can then identify relationships to prioritize for growth, as well as those that present the greatest risks.

Supplier 61

Supplier Supply Chain Manufacturing Import 61

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Customers may select the best offer from submitted tenders based on quality, price, and terms thanks to its transparency, equity, and efficiency of the tender process. This method decreases the number of bids to control and evaluate, concentrating on the quality rather than quantity.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Bidder Competitive Bidding 52

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

And developing personalized health and care is becoming a major driver to deliver higher quality of care at lower costs. We are living longer with multiple long-term conditions. The health inequality gap is increasing. Patients are more different from each other than we might think, even for the most common conditions.

Data 84

Data Sustainability Strategic Planning Innovation 84

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 28, 2023

When presented with properly organised databases, AI can provide powerful predictive analysis and projections based on historical data. Quality Improvements By reducing and automating manual tasks, AI helps to ensure consistent standards of quality by limiting the risk of error.

Procurement 52

Procurement Procurement Team Supply Chain Quality 52

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

With hard work and a commitment to quality, you can achieve success in this challenging and rewarding field. The best business developers tend to have a combination of these qualities and are able to apply them effectively in their work. They are not afraid to try new things and are comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.

Quality 52

Quality Media Procurement Government Contracts 52

GovLoop

JUNE 27, 2023

As part of that program, 80 volunteer scientists measured temperatures, humidity and air quality levels along the Mystic River Watershed, which covers 76 square miles in 21 municipalities around Boston, in a project dubbed “ Wicked Hot Mystic.” These included impervious surfaces (i.e.,

Education 52

Education Quality Data Media 52

ivalua

MAY 8, 2019

In this session, you will hear Daniel share a presentation on: How to deploy a single tool to cover the end to end process from need to purchase goods or services to invoice settlement. Daniel Koh is currently leading a team of 130 sourcing and pricing professionals globally.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain End to End Global Sourcing Supplier 8

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 5, 2024

We want to look beneath the high-level conference presentations and shiny surface to give you the nuts and bolts, highlighting some specific tools and implementations where there is compelling evidence that AI is helping to streamline procurement processes.

Public Procurement 62

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Ethics 62

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 14, 2024

Opening Remarks and Institutional Updates The first panel presented updates from each organizing arbitral institution, reporting on major developments over the last year. What Science Tells Us About Effective Persuasion in Arbitral Practice In this presentation Daniel E. AAA-ICDR Bridget M. González , Donald E. What Would You Do?

Corruption 59

Corruption Innovation Quality Import 59

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

Chief among them is through our collective conditioning to the video quality and environment of Zoom/Teams and other virtual video meeting software. This is to do with the impossibility of post-processing or fine-tuning when presenting a ‘faked’ subject in real-time.

Media 59

Media Quality Education Import 59

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But while those challenges merited “heavy scrutiny,” the report’s authors arrived at the conclusion that the technology possessed the “ability to construct high-quality, affordable houses and communities, at a much faster pace, throughout rural Alaska including the Alaskan Arctic.” Residents have been asking, “will it work in Nome?

Logistics 118

Logistics Transportation Transportation Quality 118

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This streamlined procurement method can significantly reduce the time and resources required to secure government contracts, allowing 8(a) firms to focus on delivering high-quality services.

Strategic Planning 105

Strategic Planning Participation Government Contracts Sustainability 105

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 27, 2024

On January 28, 2009 we launched the Kluwer Arbitration blog with the goal of featuring “posts of the highest possible quality” as an “interactive publication” that would render Kluwer’s arbitration offerings even more complete.

Corruption 96

Corruption Quality Participation Data 96