Learning & Skills

Join Public Spend Forum, as well as Federal Government leaders from around the country, on April 13th, 2021 for the next session of the Public Procurement Leaders Exchange.  As always, the Exchange is an open forum set in a Roundtable format where leaders and experts can hear from their peers and...

Hundreds of suppliers and government buyers participated in our global Barriers to Entry study – and at this Symposium, we will release the results and hear directly from government leaders on how agencies are working to bring in more emerging and non-traditional companies to the public sector...

Is your startup interested in funding from the US Government? Join us at Capital Factory for the first installment of Defense Academy! This will be a series of lunch-and-learn style lectures on topics of interest to startups who are looking to pursue DoD business opportunities. In the...

For emerging tech companies, considering the federal marketing opportunity quickly leads to an overwhelming number of questions about where to start. Here are some wise words and insights from our friends at Dcode: Don’t do it alone: Without the expertise of those who have done it before, the...

So you want to bid on Maryland-specific state contracts? From bid systems to ePortals, to the right opportunities, this article will take you into the depths of everything you need to know on your contracting journey with the state’s centralized eProcurement Program. For more information about...

With the threat of cyber crime increasing in recent decades, government agencies have become one of the most common targets for malware attacks. Even outside of state and local government, cyber criminals often exploit the unprotected third party solutions provided by vendors who sell to the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced many unprecedented challenges in the public procurement space throughout 2020. Despite these difficulties, Public Spend Forum continued to provide quality learning content in the public procurement space, summarized through this reading list for government...

Episode 21 of the Public Sector Heroes Podcast feat. Jenny Clark Written by Talia Semaan YOU get a government contract, and YOU get a government contract, and YOU get a government contract! EVERYBODY gets a government contract… but only those who do their homework! It’s as if Oprah went from...

NAICS and PSC codes are a collection of numbers, letters, and requirements that confuse even the most seasoned veteran, but they are key to success in government contracting. Why? Because these commodity codes provide a useful taxonomy for organizing industries and reporting government contract...

The spread of the novel coronavirus in 2020 has proved to be a complex and costly issue for many areas of the public sector. Despite the challenges of 2020, Public Spend Forum continued to provide quality learning content in the public procurement space. Make sure that you didn’t miss any of the...

Join Jennifer Schaus & Associates for a series of complimentary webinars covering the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) on Fridays at 12:00 pm ET. The FAR is the government “rule book” providing policies and procedures for the procurement of goods and services. See the full calendar and...

Learn about US government efforts to advance entrepreneurship and improve how Federally-funded research becomes market solutions. Speakers: Brittany Sickler, Senior Innovation Policy Advisor Office of Innovation and Technology, US Small Business Administration Katherine Tyner, White House...