All Learning Content
Protecting Past Performance in a Competitive Marketplace
Jun 30, 2017
In today’s marketplace, government contractors must build a track record of strong past performance—it is a critical metric necessary to secure future awards. With each new contract, you have the opportunity to showcase your workforce and technical proficiency. Importantly, contractors who...
UK Government Urged To Find New Methods of Nuclear Build Funding
Jun 29, 2017
At a recent UK conference on nuclear new builds, a British peer and a former Defence Secretary and now chairman of trade body the Nuclear Industry Association has urged the government to come up with new funding methods for nuclear new builds, including the county’s proposed £10bn...
Best Practices for Technology Procurement from Miami-Dade County
Jun 28, 2017
Adil Khan, procurement business administrator for Miami-Dade County, offers insights and lessons learned on procurement information technology in state and local governments. According to Khan, electronic procurement management systems have benefits, but those that are currently available do not...
GSA Looks to Speed Acquisition with New Technologies
Jun 28, 2017
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced a request for quotes to improve its Multiple Award Schedules FASt Lane program. This program was implemented in 2016 to give government agencies access to new technology innovation by shortening processing times. GSA is looking to speed up...
Grant Thornton Survey Reveals Incumbent Win Rates Have Dropped
Jun 28, 2017
Grant Thornton released the results of its annual Government Contractors Survey, revealing that incumbent win rates have drastically dropped over the last year. The results also confirm efforts made during the Obama administration to encourage more competition in federal procurement. Survey...
Taking the Mystery out of Federal Government Contracting and Procurement
Jun 28, 2017
At Public Spend Forum, we’re proud of the work we’ve done to connect buyers and suppliers in the public sector. We’re also struck by the irony that in few markets would this type of work really be required. When a private company decides it needs products or services, offers can be solicited...
Confronting the Culture of Fear in Government
Jun 28, 2017
It is a common view among observers of the operations of the federal government that agencies are often hobbled by a culture of fear. Civil servants are terrified that if they ever make a mistake, the boom will be lowered on them (the words “get fired” are often used), while success doesn’t...
Open Contracting Innovation Challenge – How would you use data to strengthen public procurement?
Jun 28, 2017
The Open Contracting Innovation Challenge is a competition run by the Open Contracting Partnership and the Open Data Institute to recognise ground-breaking data-driven ideas for improving public procurement. Every third dollar that governments spend goes on public sector contracts – amounting to...
USAID Earns First ‘A’ on FITARA Scorecard
Jun 27, 2017
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) became the first agency to receive an “A” on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard, lifting its grade from a “D” to an “A+” in just six months. They achieved this improvement by reaching out to the Government...
Is Agile the Answer to Government’s IT Skills Deficit?
Jun 26, 2017
More and more I am hearing from people in or around the government IT community worries about the technical skills of the federal IT workforce. I suspect that the situation is not as bad as some allege—clearly, there are some very talented technologists the government—but there does seem to be...
Market Intelligence Study Projects Future of AI in Auto Industry
Jun 26, 2017
Tractica, a market intelligence firm, released a study that projects the demand for automotive artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, software, and services will explode to $14 billion by 2025. These AI systems incorporate data and advanced algorithms to copy the cognitive functions of the human...
President Trump Proposes Renewable Energy Project to Pay for Border Wall
Jun 26, 2017
The last few weeks have seen some attention-grabbing debates on the pros and cons of renewable energy in the U.S. President Trump’s announcement about a dual-purpose border wall has now added an unexpected component to the political debate about renewable energy. We now find ourselves facing an...
