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Confronting the Culture of Fear in Government

Jun 28, 2017
It is a common view among observers of the operations of the federal government that agencies are often hobbled by a culture of fear. Civil servants are terrified that if they ever make a mistake, the boom will be lowered on them (the words “get fired” are often used), while success doesn’t...

UK’s National Audit Office Slams Nuclear Deal

Jun 24, 2017
On Friday, the UK’s National Audit Office published a damning report into the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and their Hinkley Point C nuclear power deal, entered into with providers EDF and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). The headline summary is somewhat...

S&L Procurement Efforts are Struggling, Here’s Why

Jun 21, 2017
The latest survey of government procurement professionals from intelligence firm Onvia show that state and local governments are struggling with insufficient time to prepare solicitations, short staffing, and difficulties with collaboration. According to Route Fifty, “Response agility, customer...

Is Government Cost-Cutting Really Starting To Hurt the UK?

Jun 20, 2017
A series of terrible events in the UK in the past few weeks has put the spotlight on government expenditure, as well as raising many other issues of course. The Manchester bombing at the Arianne Grande concert, the London Bridge terrorist attack, and the tragic fire in west London have all led to...

Public Procurement: Making the World a Better Place — One Order at a Time

Jun 16, 2017
The greatest concentration of potentially world-changing spending power does not lie in the hands of the global super-rich. It lies rather in the hands of public procurement staff working in national, regional and local governments around the world. In the OECD alone, the aggregate value of what...

Supplier Engagement to Improve Procurement Outcomes and Early Engagement Risks

Jun 15, 2017
Public Spend Forum Europe (PSF Europe) provides an article overview of a recent report from the Sustainability in Public Procurement (SPP) Regions project. SPP Regions is promoting the creation and expansion of 7 European regional networks of municipalities working together on sustainable public...

E-procurement in Indian Railways – Case Study

Jun 14, 2017
This case study report was developed by the authors and contributors to serve as a reference for practitioners focused on E-procurement systems. The case study clearly lays out the problem statement, which provides a good summary of the motivating factors behind exploring the use of...

3 Useful Data Cuts to Support Your Supply Market Analysis

Jun 14, 2017
In this brief tutorial, DeltaBid illustrates three useful data cuts to support your broader supply market analysis efforts. Public Spend Forum has a broader set of key principles around conducting supply market analysis, as well as training to support these efforts. What DeltaBid presents here...