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USDS in Action
Apr 27, 2018
In March, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a 2.0 release of a capability called Blue Button, which was initially introduced by CMS and the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2010.
(I asked Peter Levin, an old friend from Boston and father of the original system at the VA,...
Sustainable Procurement Project CO2 Emissions Savings Success
Apr 27, 2018
SPP Regions – European regional networks of municipalities working together on sustainable public procurement (SPP) and public procurement of innovation (PPI), which is run by ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) – has recently concluded its CO2 savings project which involved the...
Recognizing the Need for Innovation in Acquisition
Apr 26, 2018
The President’s Management Agenda lays out ambitious plans for the federal government to modernize IT, prepare its future workforce, and improve the way it manages major acquisitions. But many program acquisition officers cite time pressure and lack of bandwidth to learn new tools as barriers to...
San Francisco’s Promising IT Procurement Chatbot
Apr 26, 2018
Advanced new virtual assistants like San Francisco’s PAIGE are bottling and distributing government’s hidden institutional knowledge. San Francisco city procurement officials are experimenting with the new chatbot for internal use that is expected to clarify one of government’s most confusing...
Efforts in DoD Acquisition Reform Borrow From Section 809 Panel Recommendations
Apr 26, 2018
Rep. Mac Thornberry’s, R-Texas, latest proposal for acquisition reform presses the Department of Defense (DoD) to implement initiatives Congress has already passed and borrows heavily from the Section 809 panel recommendations. The overall proposal would cut more than 100 legal provisions,...
Modernization Takes More Than Technology
Apr 26, 2018
With the passage of the Modernizing Government Technology Act and growing conversation on digital transformation, there’s no question that the technology and desire to modernize government are there. But plans and technology alone are not enough. New approaches to acquisition and implementation,...
May 17 Webinar: Creating Public Sector Value Through Supplier Relationship Management
Apr 25, 2018
Public Spend Forum and experts examine the marketplace for supplier relationship management software.
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May 24 Webinar: How to Buy Technology Using Modular and Micro Methods
Apr 25, 2018
In this webinar, learn from digital service experts in the public and private sector about ways that you can modernize your agency’s tech without going the “big bang” route.
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Recap & Recording: Aligning Public Procurement Roles with Key Skills
Apr 25, 2018
As a continuing part of our webinar series focused on helping chief procurement officers and acquisition executives understand the key skills and gaps of the procurement workforce, Public Spend Forum, in collaboration with NIGP, presented a second webinar covering the importance of developing a...
Harrison Smith Talks Lean and the Opportunity Costs of Inefficiency on the Public Procurement Leaders Podcast
Apr 24, 2018
For as long as I can remember, Harrison Smith has been a champion for change in our procurement profession. During his final two years at the Department of Homeland Security, he promoted quality industry-government communication through an innovative “flip of the script” method called Reverse...
The Tale of the Great Texas Fajita Bandit
Apr 23, 2018
Sometimes, we who work in the public sector – at all levels – can get very tired of all the bureaucracy that we have to deal with on a daily basis. We can get frustrated with all the layers of approval that we have to interact with just to get something productive done. At the end of the day,...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup: A look at a promising IT procurement chatbot and more
Apr 20, 2018
DoD standing firmly in its second draft of JEDI cloud contract, DHS hires U.K. firm to tackle border security, and a look at San Francisco’s IT procurement chatbot. This is Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for April 20, 2018.
OMB, GSA Leaders Highlight TMB Framework’s Early Benefits...
