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  • Accenture Unveils Tech Prototype to Address Gender Pay Gap Issues in Freelance Labor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Unveils Tech Prototype to Address Gender Pay Gap Issues in Freelance Labor

    Accenture has launched a prototype technology designed to identify and address pay gaps in support of gender pay parity in the freelance labor market. The company said Tuesday Accenture Labs developed the prototype to help provide transparency in the hiring process using open source technologies in order to facilitate equal pay negotiations and reduce bias. The prototype builds on Accenture’s signing of the White […] More

  • FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process

    A MeriTalk-formed industry advocacy group has developed a six-step plan that it believes the U.S. government should adopt to increase transparency and efficiency in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP Fast Forward said Monday it crafted the proposal in a move to encourage the federal government to implement a “do-once-use-many” approach to assess and […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Recognition From Carbon Disclosure Project; Carol Cala Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets Recognition From Carbon Disclosure Project; Carol Cala Comments

    The Carbon Disclosure Project has acknowledged Lockheed Martin for its efforts to measure and disclose information on the potential impact of its operations on climate change. Lockheed said Wednesday it has achieved the 90th percentile CDP scores for climate change transparency efforts for five years in a row. “We’re pleased that CDP has once again recognized our efforts […] More

  • Kris Collo: GAO Adopts MicroPact Case Mgmt Platform to Track Investigations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kris Collo: GAO Adopts MicroPact Case Mgmt Platform to Track Investigations

    MicroPact has been awarded a contract with the Government Accountability Office to offer the agency’s Forensic Audits and Investigative Service division a product to use as a criminal investigative case management platform. The company said Thursday FAIS will use entellitrak to manage civil and criminal investigations on fraud, waste and abuse of public funds and help standardize its investigative process. “Investigations are complex and rarely move through a […] More