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New Public Procurement Rules in Croatia Bring Challenges
Sep 21, 2017
Since July 1, it has been obligatory for public procurement selection criteria in Croatia to be based on ‘most economically advantageous’ bids rather than lowest price. A practice commonly preferred across European nations. The State Commission for the Control of Public Procurement Procedures...
Being Efficient with Tax Payer Money Can Inhibit Innovation
Sep 21, 2017
The UK’s New Civil Engineer writes this week that at its recent conference, a panel made up of representatives from Transport for London, the Environment Agency, Heathrow Airport and Anglican Water discussed their approach to technological innovation. In doing so the concern was raised that...
Modernizing Legacy Systems through a Share-in-Savings Approach
Sep 21, 2017
Government professionals looking to modernize their legacy IT systems have reason to be optimistic as we begin the new fiscal year. Building on the Trump Administration’s sustained interest in improving government technology (a trail well blazed by his predecessor) is a renewed appetite for...
Here’s How the Government Could Better Track Contract Spending
Sep 21, 2017
Lexis Nexis and the Data Foundation, a government-transparency focused advocacy group, released a report that makes a case for a decentralized but standard ID tag for all legal entities. A unified and verified code could “create a single electronic view of all legal entities, knit together from...
NAO on Commercial & Contract Management – “Show What You Care About”
Sep 21, 2017
At the end of last year, the UK’s National Audit Office issued a very useful document titled “Commercial and contract management: insights and emerging best practice”. We did provide an initial overview of it here, and now we are into a more detailed review of its content and findings. For...
Scottish Government Accused of Short-changing Hospitals and Schools
Sep 21, 2017
A recent report from a leading Nuffield College Oxford professor and previous civil servant shows how Scottish Government has spent public money since taking power at Holyrood in 2007. It finds that the Scottish NHS is being squeezed by £1 billion a year to fund flagship SNP policies such as free...
Dell EMC, General Dynamics, Microsoft Awarded $1 Billion Cloud Contract
Sep 21, 2017
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the largest federal cloud-based unified communications and collaboration contract to Dell EMC, General Dynamics, and Microsoft. The $1 billion contract will continue the service branch’s massive migration to the cloud. Through the five-year term, three contractors...
What We Can Learn about Innovation from the Public Sector
Sep 20, 2017
Ask someone what their impression of technology in government is, and you’ll often hear cynical sniggers, accompanied by various synonyms for “slow”, “inefficient” or “bureaucratic”. In a world where we often hear of wasteful spending and nationwide system technology failures,...
Is A Lease A CDA “Contract?” Federal Circuit Says Yes
Sep 20, 2017
Although a lease may be a “contract” in common parlance, does a lease qualify as a contract under the Contract Disputes Act?
The answer is important, because the Contract Disputes Act provides jurisdiction for the Court of Federal Claims and Board of Contract Appeals to decide challenges to...
5 Things You Should Know: All-Small Mentor-Protege Program
Sep 20, 2017
In late 2016, the SBA rolled out a fantastic tool to help small business grow in the marketplace.
Here are five things you should know about the SBA All Small Mentor-Protégé Program:
It’s a business development program.
I’m often asked by small business owners, What is the new...
Infographic – What’s So Great About Being a Category Management Leader?
Sep 20, 2017
Category Management can be the right approach for any procurement organisation – regardless of sector. So the findings in this infographic, part of a fuller, more indepth report, will be of value to anyone involved in sourcing.In Future Purchasing’s annual survey and report on the status and...
Procurement Technology Could Be The Answer To Government Efficiency And Effectiveness
Sep 19, 2017
Download a preview of Public Spend Forum’s inaugural Public Procurement Technology report today! Join us for the first ever Public Procurement Technology Symposium, to be held on October 18, 2017.
As governments all around the world search for ways to be more efficient and better serve their...
