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New York Procurement Reform Bill Heads to the Legislature
Apr 28, 2017
While some have voiced concern that a bill to reform New York State’s procurement was not included in the proposed budget, a bill has now made it out of the State Senate Finance Committee. The bill would restore oversight powers to the state comptroller’s office, something the current...
House Hearing Looks at Speeding DoD’s IT Acquisition
Apr 28, 2017
A hearing of the House Armed Services Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee looked at how the Department of Defense (DoD) could be more agile and flexible in its approach to information technology (IT) acquisition. “Despite attempts like the Joint Information Environment and...
Reducing the Cost and Risk of Major Acquisitions at the Department of Homeland Security
Apr 28, 2017
The RAND Corporation presents a perspective case study on reducing the cost and risk of major acquisitions at the Department of Homeland Security. The perspectives presented focus on Improving DHS’s acquisition planning capability, cited as a critical first step in improving overall performance...
Kansas City Brings in Startups with Innovation Program
Apr 28, 2017
Kansas City, Missouri’s Innovation Partnership Program is now in its third year, helping bring in entrepreneurs and startups to help solve some of the city’s challenges. According to the story,:”The program offers startups and other businesses direct access to develop, test and demonstrate...
Risk Management in Public Procurement – A Brief Tutorial
Apr 28, 2017
NIGP (The Institute for Public Procurement) presents the basics of risk management in this tutorial. This basic tutorial covers sources or risk, how to identify risk, all the way through how to manage risk. A helpful read on the basics of risk management. Also presented are additional resources for...
8 Trends to Keep Ahead of In Federal Contracting
Apr 28, 2017
According to Kevin Brancato, director of government contracts research at Bloomberg Government, “the federal market is driven by budgets, and budgets are driven by the presidential budget request”, as commented in an April 27 webinar.
“What I would advise federal contractors to look at is...
Lieutenant Colonel in Army Reserves Found Guilty for Violating the Buy American Act
Apr 28, 2017
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Frederick Burnett, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, of fraudulently representing that the “hundreds of thousands” of baseball caps and backpacks he supplied to the Army Recruiting Command were made in the U.S., when they were made in China....
Creating a Culture of Innovation in Public Procurement
Apr 28, 2017
We at Public Spend Forum devote a focused portion of our time and effort engaging with senior procurement executives across the public sector, both informally and also as part of our “Global Leaders Exchange” (for senior public procurement leaders) which convenes quarterly.
A key theme...
GAO Sustains Protest over Potential Conflict of Interest
Apr 28, 2017
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained the protest of A-P-T Research, Inc., which argued that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) failed to properly consider a potential organizational conflict of interest (OCI), and raised questions about the agency’s cost...
Managing Risk Across the Entire Public Procurement Cycle
Apr 28, 2017
The Procurement of Innovation Platform presents insights on managing risk across the entire procurement cycle. The approach presented is adapted from the risk management methodology “RISMAN”, adjusted to suit application in the public procurement of innovation. Also included is a helpful risk...
“Business as Usual” Is Risky for Procurement
Apr 28, 2017
Representatives of 91 cities attended Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities (WWC) summit earlier this month, where procurement was a topic of discussion. The conversation centered on how it’s actually more risky for procurement to follow the status quo, rather than to try new things, and...
Webinar: Social Media for Government Contracting
Apr 28, 2017
Are you thinking about social media for your government contracting business, but you’re not sure where to start? Social media can provide a return on your investment, if you plan your strategy in advance. Join the Virginia PTAP – Northern Virginia, for this seminar where they guide you...
