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Getting Off the Well-Worn GAO Protest Path VIEWPOINT VIEWPOINT
12/22/2020
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Submitting a proposal in response to a government solicitation often is the culmination of months or years of painstaking preparation.
So, when an offeror receives notice that the contract has been awarded to someone else, the first instinct is to think “but our proposal was the best!” The disappointed offeror stands ready to file a protest to show the adjudicators at the Government Accountability Office and the world just how outstanding their proposal really was.
And, of course, once they demonstrate all the impressive features of the proposal, the strengths and innovations that the contracting agency clearly missed, it only follows that GAO will decree the agency’s evaluation was fundamentally flawed.
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On December 4, 2020 the President signed into law the IoT
Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-207 (the IoT Act ). The legislative purpose behind the new law is
to ensure the highest level of cybersecurity at federal agencies by
working collaboratively within government, industry and academia.
Pub. L. No. 116-207 § 2.
The IoT Act mandates specific actions by the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
regarding: (i) standards and guidelines for IoT devices, (ii)
Bureau of DRL: Countering Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
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The U.S. Department of State Bureau of DemocracyHuman Rights and Labor announces an
open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that develop and strengthen connections between religious minority groups and local civil society groups who organize based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability, and other minority groups to address barriers to religious freedom and human rights.
This project will empower religious minorities and other minority groups to work together and to create alliances with supportive religious leaders and government officials. It will focus on efforts to promote tolerance and the meaningful inclusion of religious minorities and other minority groups.
Bureau of DRL: Promoting & Protecting Media Freedom (Afghanistan)
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The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an
open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that promote free and independent media in Afghanistan.
The government of Afghanistan is currently in ongoing peace talks with the Taliban, and it will be important to establish the media’s role in reporting on this process while protecting their safety.
DRL’s goal is to promote an independent media, including citizen journalists that can safely and freely report in Afghanistan, while also including women and youth in reporting. Programs should seek to ensure that journalists are able to operate and report on sensitive topics safely and independently under increasing threats of violence from outside groups.