How Gov Can Buy Better, Faster and Cheaper
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Posts Tagged: procurement
What I Learned ‘Buying’ Our New City Digital Services
Through this process, we also discovered that we need to change the way we procure technology. So, now we are also embarking on a new journey: updating our process so we can more easily procure the technology of now and the future. Our staff requires 21st-century tools because the community deserves 21st-century service.
Government-wide Desktops and Laptops, Smarter Buying
Every year the federal government spends more than $1 billion to ensure that we have the critical equipment to do our jobs. 80 percent of that is spent on the same equipment from the same companies across thousands of contracts, with little visibility from one agency to the next as to what price is being… Read more »
Better Pricing, Better Value: Better Shopping Equals A Better Schedule 70
We heard from procurement leaders across government that price variability on Schedules was a problem, and similar concerns were raised in an extensive OIG audit. We agree with these concerns, which is why we have been working for the past three years to fundamentally transform the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program.
Keep It Simple: Innovation and Regulation Can Coexist
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Ward has made a bit of a name for himself as a leading thinker in terms of pushing and supporting innovation within the typically slow-moving world of federal acquisition. The author of two books, Ward has advocated loudly and eloquently for pushing for speed and simplicity in procurement, andRead… Read more »
5 Tips to Strengthen the Public Procurement Workforce
Suggestions for how government leaders can ensure that procurement offices are able to best contribute to mission.
Cybersecurity NAICS Codes Might Be Coming Soon!
Addressing concerns that federal agencies are not taking advantage of innovative cybersecurity offerings, particularly from small businesses and startups.
Government Cybersecurity Failure
I need your help in getting the Department of Commerce, Department of Labor and the GSA to authorize the creation of new NAICS, SIC, and GSA SIN procurement codes for cybersecurity products and services.
FITARA as an Enterprise
Learn about how FITARA is doing as an enterprise.
From the Presidential Election to HR Technology – the Year of Disruption
Let’s look at five key shortcomings of agency legacies, and how they will inspire advancements to define 2016 as a year of disruption for federal HR technology.