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Education Secretary DeVos Withdraws Student Loan Contractor Guidance
Apr 14, 2017
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has withdrawn guidance issued by President Barack Obama designed to improve the contracting process for student loan services. The guidance had directed the Office of Federal Student Aid to consider past behavior of servicers in awarding contracts and to include...
New York State Foregoes Procurement Reforms
Apr 14, 2017
Despite a number of high-profile procurement corruption scandals, procurement reforms expected in the proposed state budget have been left out. “The budget does not include needed reforms to the state’s procurement practices to better ensure spending accountability and transparency,”...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 4/12/2017
Apr 13, 2017
Hiring Freeze Ends, but Agencies Still Squeezed by “Skinny Budget”
The White House has released guidance to federal agencies that puts an end to the 90-day federal hiring freeze, but which directs agencies to “keep their workforce plans in line with President Donald Trump’s ‘skinny...
Draft Public Procurement Metrics and Performance Framework
Apr 13, 2017
At the April 2017 Global Leaders Exchange meeting, Ash Bedi of Public Spend Forum presented and facilitated the discussion to solicit feedback on a new public procurement metrics framework, based on the global study led by Public Spend Forum and Michigan State University’s Professor Joseph...
Debrief of the April 2017 Meeting for the Public Procurement Best Practices Exchange
Apr 13, 2017
At the most recent meeting of Public Spend Forum’s Public and Social Sector Procurement Best Practices Exchange, leaders from across the public sector gathered to discuss three key topics on the agenda:
Mid-Tier Supplier Challenges in the Federal Market – (discussion led by Jerry Miles,...
Strengthening the IT Supply Chain
Apr 13, 2017
The potential for IT supply chain flaws is as deep as the multitude of component suppliers that all computer and network equipment manufacturers use, according to Jon Amis, director of supply chain assurance at Dell, in a panel during the April 10 Intelligence and National Security Alliance...
Mid-Tier Advocacy, Inc. Exchange Meeting Presentation
Apr 13, 2017
At the April 2017 Global Leaders Exchange meeting, Public Spend Forum invited Mid-Tier Advocacy, Inc. to share some of the common challenges and strategies faced by mid-tier companies because the issues are potentially similar across all government markets.
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World Bank Public Procurement Benchmarking Report 2017
Apr 13, 2017
At the April 2017 PSF Global Leaders Exchange meeting, Tania Ghossein, Program Coordinator, presented and facilitated the discussion on the World Bank’s Benchmarking Public Procurement (BPP) 2017 report.
The BPP report presents global data and analysis on legal and regulatory environments that...
Improvements at Major Department of Homeland Security Acquisitions
Apr 11, 2017
According to a recent analysis by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), all of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) major acquisition programs now have schedule and cost goals established for the first time. The report also stated that over half are on track to meet their...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 4/6/2017
Apr 10, 2017
The Border Wall Faces Another Barrier
The Atlantic looks at President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, and some of the barriers it faces in coming to fruition. The article focuses on the federal government’s need to acquire land from private landowners, and the legal trouble that could...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 4/7/2017
Apr 10, 2017
Vendors Submit Proposals for Border Wall
National Public Radio looks at the prototypes submitted by more than 200 vendors interested in building the border wall with Mexico. According to the story, “Despite their common goal, the companies submitting bids have followed some radically different...
Bad Procurement: A Roundup of Recent Procurement Scandals
Apr 10, 2017
Although the hope is always learning from what works in the field of procurement, and using those lessons learned to improve operations, sometimes the learning can come from the opposite end of the spectrum. It is important to keep in mind that ethics and integrity are not flexible, and can not...
