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Willem Janssen on in-house contracts and public cooperation issues
Nov 15, 2016
Dr. Pedro Telles of Swansea University has been conducting a series of interviews, the Public Procurement Podcasts (PPP), supported by the British Academy Rising Star Engagement Awards, where he interviews leading academics, researchers and graduates who have an interesting viewpoint on aspects of...
Can Economics Fix Public Procurement
Nov 14, 2016
From Governing Magazine – By Raj Sharma
We talk a lot about “procurement reform.” Instead, we should be looking at government purchasing through the lens of economics and how markets really work.
There is plenty of consensus that government procurement needs a lot of fixing. But do we...
European Public Procurement Newswire — 11/11/16
Nov 11, 2016
This is our weekly European public procurement news roundup. We will be bringing you recent public sector stories and information from around Europe’s news portals, reporting on how more than a trillion Euros of taxpayer money is being spent.
Municipalities urged to use green street lights (not...
The Latest News from the U.S. Public Sector Market
Nov 9, 2016
It’s difficult to keep track of all of the news published that impacts the public sector market every day. That’s why the Public Spend Forum Newswire captures and synthesizes the new policies, regulations, thought leadership and legislation that is changing and influencing your job. Here are a...
The Latest News from the U.S. Public Sector Market
Nov 7, 2016
What’s Next for Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces?
The Washington Post looks at the status of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule, which was recently halted by a federal judge in Texas, who upheld a request for a temporary injunction. The article notes that while the rule’s implementation is...
Latest Public Sector Market News: DoD vs. GAO; Courting Silicon Valley
Nov 3, 2016
It’s difficult to keep track of all of the news published that impacts the public sector market every day. That’s why the Public Spend Forum Newswire captures and synthesizes the new policies, regulations, thought leadership and legislation that is changing and influencing your job. Here are a...
Latest Public Sector Market News: DoD vs. GAO; Courting Silicon Valley 11/3/16
Nov 3, 2016
It’s difficult to keep track of all of the news published that impacts the public sector market every day. That’s why the Public Spend Forum Newswire captures and synthesizes the new policies, regulations, thought leadership and legislation that is changing and influencing your job. Here are a...
European Public Procurement Newswire — 11/4/16
Nov 3, 2016
This is our weekly European public procurement news roundup. We will be bringing you recent public sector stories and information from around Europe’s news portals, reporting on how more than a trillion Euros of taxpayer money is being spent. This will become part of a future initiative to...
Onvia Survey on Trends in Government Spending
Nov 2, 2016
Business intelligence firm Onvia has released the results of its first annual survey of government procurement practitioners, polling more than 500 pros from city, count and state governments, as well as school districts across the US. For each insight gained through the survey, the report actually...
Strategic Market Intelligence
Oct 24, 2016
Strategic market analysis is a much-needed tool in the public sector shed, and yet it’s often overlooked for more short-term, transactional capabilities.
This introduction to strategic market analysis helps define why market intelligence is important, what role it plays in...
Roundup of weekly news from the European Public Market
Sep 21, 2016
This is our weekly European public procurement news round-up. We will be bringing you recent public sector stories and information from around Europe’s news portals, reporting on how more than a trillion Euros of taxpayer money is being spent. This will become part of a future initiative to bring...
Florence Kasule`s Story: Procurement Director, Acquisition Nerd, and Bureaucracy Slayer
Episode 22 of the Public Sector Heroes Podcast feat. Florence Kasule
Written by Talia Semaan
On the latest episode of the Public Sector Heroes podcast, we welcome self-described acquisition nerd and bureaucracy slayer, Florence Kasule. Florence is currently the Director of Procurement at United...