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Six Startups Demonstrate How AR/VR Can Transform Government and Defense
Apr 26, 2019
Government agencies are increasingly turning to augmented and virtual reality technologies to transform the way government works and delivers services. Whether reviewing the designs of complex equipment for defense programs, practicing coordination of jumps from planes, or therapeutics to help...
Data, Procurement and Profitability in the Public Sector
Apr 25, 2019
Government News has published an article by Basware, procurement experts in the public space. Basware explains the significant financial implications of maverick spend and the importance of 100% spend visibility and how to get there. It covers how leveraging advanced analytics and data technology...
Ex-Government CPO Speaks About Contract Management Risk
Apr 25, 2019
The former UK Government chief procurement officer, John Collington, writes for Civil Service World about his personal experience, from both the buy side and supply side, of supplier and contract risk. Based on his real-life experiences, he believes there are four key factors that are fundamental...
Government Information Now Available to Citizens through Voice Activation
Apr 25, 2019
The UK Government Digital Service has been employing a small team of experts over the past six months to trial a scheme to make more information available to the public using voice-recognition technology. 12,000 pieces of information are now available via the use of Alexa or Google Home devices....
Better Infrastructure Procurement – Applications Invited for Pilot Projects
Apr 25, 2019
A £3 million fund is now available for pilot projects to improve approaches to procurement in infrastructure, housing and local authority-led construction. Industry training board, the CITB, is seeking applications and expressions of interest as part of the Improving Performance Through Better...
Sustainable SRM Is Focus of 10th Annual State of Flux Report on Supplier Relationships
Apr 25, 2019
To continue covering relevant topics for our audience, Public Spend Forum is partnering with Spend Matters, a sister site, to bring coverage of the private sector that public procurement professionals can learn from and apply within their organizations.
Here, they take a look at a report that...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Apr 19, 2019
Judge lifts stay in JEDI protest, says award won’t come before July 19 and improving federal solicitations’ ‘scary low’ Section 508 accessibility compliance. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for April 19, 2019.
New Proposed Schedule Forbids DOD from Awarding JEDI...
MACs, MAS, and GWACs: Demystifying and Simplifying Interagency Acquisitions
Apr 16, 2019
Understanding how interagency acquisition works can help your agency leverage the full buying power of the federal government to meet your contracting goals
Government contracting professionals have a variety of instruments to use when awarding contracts to fulfill the needs of their agencies. Most...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Apr 12, 2019
AWS and Microsoft left to compete for $10B JEDI contract, CBP decided to end its $297 million contract with Accenture, and HHS will launch an IT workforce acquisition pilot with USDS. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for April 12, 2019.
Amazon, Microsoft Emerge as Final...
Transport Secretary Stands By No-Deal Ferry Procurement
Apr 11, 2019
Civil Service World writes that UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is insisting that the use of “emergency powers to procure additional no-deal Brexit ferry capacity was ‘justified’ despite the decision resulting in an agreement to pay £33m to rail operator Eurotunnel following a legal...
European Commission – Startups Make Recommendations on Innovation Procurement
Apr 11, 2019
At the Startup Europe Summit, Allied for Startups worked with founders and startup community leaders across Europe to draft 11 actionable recommendations on what the next European Commission, Parliament and Council can do to improve policy making for startups in 2019-2024. They call on the EC to...
Garden Bridge – Lessons Learnt and Full Report
Apr 11, 2019
All over the UK news this week is the concluding report from the Charity Commission which suggests lessons for charities, policy makers, and the regulator itself arising from the failed Garden Bridge project. “The report acknowledges that over £50m of public funds were spent by a charity without...
