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Distributed Workforce in Public Procurement

Mar 27, 2020
As public procurement adjusts to a new normal, issues related to managing a distributed workforce under shifting rules and priorities have moved to the forefront. Key among these are: Communication and Coordination Logistics, not Simply Purchasing Establishing new Agile Procedures 1....

Joint procurement of protective equipment for coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020
A joint European procurement initiative has been able to secure at considerable scale and at short notice protective clothing and medical equipment. Some producers have exceeded the quantities requested by the 25 member states taking part in the procurement. The European Commission used a...

Europe Establishes New Plan for AI and Data Regulation

Mar 26, 2020
European Union lawmakers have suggested that a new bundle of proposals may need to be considered to create a more ethical and well-regulated future for the age of AI. The proposals include implementing new rules for high-risk AI systems that allow for traceable and transparent communication. The...

COVID-19 and the Conduct of Public Procurement

Mar 26, 2020
European Governments are advising their public procurement bodies how to conduct business during the crisis – from issuing public procurement procedures, their evaluation and their award as smoothly as possible without public officials meeting in person, to temporarily accepting digital bank...

COVID-19: Companies Working on Vaccines and Therapeutics

Mar 23, 2020
With no Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccines or therapies for the disease, legacy drugmakers and small startups alike have stepped forward with plans to develop vaccines or treatments that target the infection caused by COVID-19. Many of the companies that are initiating development in...

Government Contracting in the Time of COVID: Navigating Uncharted Waters

Mar 23, 2020
A consolidation of useful resources for the govcon community It’s hammer time, America. For the next four weeks, and perhaps longer, our economy will face unprecedented conditions and challenges for which there is no playbook. As more states fight this unseen enemy by evoking necessary...

Cyber security – growing threats mean growing demand

Mar 19, 2020
High-profile data leaks are becoming more common and cybercrime is forecast to inflict damages in the trillions of dollars by 2021. Investments in cybersecurity are anticipated to reach $250 billion by 2023 with spending already rising higher for 2019 than in any other industry sector. The growing...

UK Government changes procurement policy in response to Covid-19

Mar 19, 2020
The UK government announced on March 18 a change in their approach to the procurement of goods and services amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with immediate effect. In order to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency during this time of crisis when the supply chain is disrupted, the...

NATO’s budget: the pandemic could slash military spending

Mar 19, 2020
The president of the European Central Bank and a former French finance minister stated at a news conference that “the heightened uncertainty negatively affects expenditure plans and their financing” and that “even if ultimately temporary by nature, it [the coronavirus epidemic] will have a...

Public Procurement Officers on the Front Line in COVID-19 Response

Mar 18, 2020
As the world mobilizes to respond to COVID-19, procurement has a central role. The availability of supply and agile use of resources is critical for mobilization. In my position, I talk with multiple public procurement officers in any given week, and the current pressure is overwhelming: How do...

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