established part of federal procurement for at least a century. Protests (sometimes called “challenges” or “remedies proceedings …” abroad) are a recognized bulwark against corruption in the United States, and have become a standard part of procurement … systems around the world, often at the urging of the United States. But new proposals being considered for U.S. government …

(MDBs) — including the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) — adopted significant changes to their procurement … as “a once-in-a-generation systematic reform and culture change” in how the World Bank approaches procurement. The new … procurement framework, which is scheduled to go into effect later this year, will affect more than 1,800 World Bank …