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Managing Public Procurement Corruption with Technology
May 16, 2017
The World Bank describes the need for reform and governance improvement in public procurement and how procurement technology can significantly further the reform agenda.
In particular, this report explains how the use of technology can benefit public procurement in three primary ways, as defined by...
Wisconsin May Opt Out of FirstNet
May 15, 2017
Wisconsin may become the sixth state in the country to opt out of the FirstNet national public-safety broadband network, as it plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for a statewide radio access network. Governor Scott Walker would still have to decide to opt out of FirstNet. Wisconsin will...
How the Navy Reduced Its IT Budget by 17%
May 15, 2017
The Air Force has been able to reduce its information technology (IT) budget of $3.9 billion by about 17% ($565 million) in real or potential savings. According to the article, the Air Force has been able to bring down costs by organizing and getting greater transparency into its data. Butch...
President Trump Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order
May 15, 2017
President Donald Trump issued an executive order “on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.” The order had been anticipated for some time, but the president reportedly wanted to wait until the White House’s American Technology Council, as well as the...
3 Steps for Developing a Federal Government Sales Pipeline
May 15, 2017
Many new firms to federal government do not have a clear plan on how to approach the market. They simply assume they can go to Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps), bid on a solicitation, and win.
This certainly seems logical, but by the time a solicitation is listed on FedBizOpps, the...
Brexit Negotiations – The Danger of “Goodwill” Concessions
May 14, 2017
Keir Starmer, the UK Labour Party shadow Brexit Minister, has said that EU citizens will retain the right to stay in the UK post Brexit, and that he would concede that immediately in the negotiation with the EU representatives (if his party wins the forthcoming UK general election of course). This...
Sourcing Optimisation – Will Coupa / Trade Extensions Tie-up Bring This Tech Into Government?
May 14, 2017
With the news that Coupa, a leading procurement software firm, is buying Trade Extensions, probably the number one “sourcing optimisation” firm in the world, we thought we would go back to an article we wrote in 2014 about whether optimisation could be used in the public sector. The answer is...
NAO on Commercial & Contract Management – Be An Attractive Client
May 14, 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...
Ideas for Post-Brexit UK Public Procurement from BiP’s Eddie Regan
May 14, 2017
At the recent Procurex South event in London, Eddie Regan of BiP Solutions spoke on “the Potential Impact on Procurement Post Brexit”. Regan is the Principal Consultant for the training business within BiP Solutions, the event organisers, and is well respected in the UK public procurement...
New Public Procurement Rules Enter Into Force In Belgium
May 14, 2017
The Royal Decree of 18 April 2017 on the award of public procurement in classic sectors was published in the Belgian Official Gazette of 9 May 2017. The decree implements in particular the Law of 17 June 2016 on public procurement. It includes: the introduction of the European Single Procurement...
Post-Brexit: What Changes Should We Make to Public Sector Procurement Law?
May 14, 2017
Brexit offers a rare opportunity in public policy – the opportunity to critically review how government works and rethink it. It is worthwhile looking at the options for UK Public Procurement post Brexit to see how new policy can be shaped to make it easier to do business.
So, if I had a magic...
New Green Procurement Newsletter from European Commission – Out Now
May 14, 2017
This month’s European Commission News Alert on green public procurement (GPP) is now available online here . The lead article features a collaboration and best practice exchange between three Italian regions (Basilicata, Lazio and Sardinia) and the Romanian Ministry of Environment.
“The start...
