The 1 May 2023 Federal Register contains a proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to revise the scoring methodology under the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program ...

CMS recently issued final rules for its value-based purchasing program for hospitals. Beginning in fiscal year 2013, which starts on Oct. 1, 2012, CMS will offer hospitals an incentive payment for ...

The U.S. may have introduced the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program to incentivize higher quality care, but a new study published in BMJ suggests the program has had little effect on 30-day ...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published on August 3, 2023, a proposed “Sustainable Procurement” rule that reorganizes FAR Part 23 for clarity, moves subparts unrelated to ...

The U.S. Defense Department has completed the market research phase of its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, program, which aims to modernize the Pentagon’s information technology ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A new pilot program, the Procurement Internship Program, is launching for students at Youngstown State University that looks to pair them with small to midsized Mahoning Valley companies, ...

The U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) print procurement program awarded $477.2 million in contracts with private sector printing companies across the country to meet the printing and ...

In today's complex government contracting landscape, the role of a procurement specialist is essential to ensure that agencies acquire the necessary goods and services while adhering to regulations.

In January 2023, the university announced a pilot program that will allow faculty to purchase items for externally-funded research projects using dedicated university credit cards. The purpose of this ...