5 Steps to Automation for Federal Agencies
Dec 22, 2017
It’s clear that a key aspect of any IT transformation is shifting processes from being done manually to being done automatically. Bob Osborn, federal CTO of ServiceNow, breaks down his five steps federal agencies can take to implement automation. He explains the importance of modernizing IT...
FedRAMP Issues Guide for Cloud Adoption
Dec 22, 2017
The FedRAMP office’s Agency Authorization Playbook shares best practices for federal agencies that want to grant a cloud service provider permission to operate and is the summarization of five years of the office’s efforts. The playbook links to a variety of external resources and templates...
A Look at Unlocking Blockchain’s Possibilities
Dec 19, 2017
Blockchain technology, best known for securing cryptocurrency, is continuing to catch the attention of federal agencies. If government can get past the hype and the misconceptions, there are some useful applications. FCW explores how to approach implementing this emerging technology and includes...
Federal Agencies Discovering New Uses for Blockchain
Dec 14, 2017
By breaking blockchain down to its core concept, agencies are coming up with new uses for it, like physical asset management and smart contracts. “We think that blockchain and the distributed consensus ledger will and should have the same sort of impact that the World Wide Web has had,” said...
Focus on Sustainable Public Procurement to Help Realise Goals of Paris Agreement
Dec 13, 2017
This week at the One Planet Summit in Paris, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy announced the One Planet Charter to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement in cities and local...
How to improve your agency’s FITARA score? Start with software licensing and MEGABYTE compliance.
Dec 12, 2017
This is the first in a series of posts to address how agencies can improve their efficiency and effectiveness in regards to their FITARA Scorecard. This first post focuses on MEGABYTE compliance.
In 2014, Congress passed the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act – commonly referred to as FITARA –...
Sustainable Procurement Standard – What Really Drives An Organisation To Get Assessed
Dec 11, 2017
Last month we wrote about the world’s first international guidance standard for sustainable procurement best practice, ISO 20400, which aims to help organisations develop and implement sustainable purchasing practices and policies. Any organisation, in any sector, wishing to embed sustainability...
Global Public Procurement Community – Progress and Next Steps on Public Spend Forum
Dec 6, 2017
Last week, Public Spend Forum founder and CEO Raj Sharma was over from Washington DC visiting the UK (not from Chicago as we mistakenly claimed in our webinar!). While he was here we took the opportunity to hold said webinar to give PSF members and anyone interested (solution providers, or other...
Buying Procurement Technology? Listen to this CPO’s Advice
Dec 6, 2017
Last week we re-launched our podcasting channel with a new series called Public Procurement Leaders. In each episode, Chairman and CEO of Public Spend Forum Raj Sharma sits down with leaders from the public and private sector to get their perspectives and insights.Given our recent work around...
Procurement Collaboration – More On Our New paper
Dec 4, 2017
We recently announced the publication of our Public Spend Forum research paper, very kindly sponsored by our friends at BravoSolution, and titled simply but accurately; Procurement Collaboration in the UK Public Sector. The research work was carried out earlier this year, and involved an on-line...
It Is Time for Public Sector Attitudes Towards Cyber Insurance To Change
Dec 1, 2017
CPO (chief privacy officer) magazine – providing data privacy, protection and cyber security news and insights – highlights the growing perils of hackers and malicious attacks on public sector organisations. “The last decade has seen attacks driven by ideology, greed and in some cases simple...
Unique Series of Short Videos on Successful Innovation Procurement Implementations from eafip
Dec 1, 2017
The eafip initiative has created a series of short videos showcasing successful European innovation procurement implementations. They feature individuals, including both public procurers and suppliers, talking about how they successfully developed and put into practice innovation procurement...
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