Addressing Cybersecurity Threats for State, Local Governments
Jul 17, 2019
State and local governments face looming cybersecurity threats but emerging tech may be able to address the issues
Cybersecurity in America is a complicated topic. Federal and state organizations rely on different network construction to protect valuable data. The federal government is heavily...
Air Force Awards Another IT-as-a-Service Contract
Jul 15, 2019
Accenture Federal Services is now responsible for providing IT services to eight Air Force bases in lieu of the Air Force pivoting enterprise IT-as-a-service (EITaaS) to commercial companies. The EITaaS initiative will provide basic IT infrastructure and services to free up Air Force service...
What Boris Johnson Is Missing When He Talks About Procurement
Jul 11, 2019
Boris Johnson – the UK PM front runner – said of Procurement that: “… he wanted to change public procurement rules which could see UK companies favoured when bidding for billions of pounds worth of Government work.” The very knowledgeable Pedro Telles, Senior Lecturer in Law at Swansea...
Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement
Jul 11, 2019
The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN on SP), is a group of 14 cities that have come together to accelerate the implementation of sustainable procurement worldwide through: setting ambitious, quantified targets on sustainable procurement, reporting on their achievements, and...
Green Public Procurement Latest News – Child Labour, Biodegradable Plastics and More
Jul 11, 2019
The European Commission has this week published its latest newsletter containing news on green public procurement (GPP). It includes items on the Big Buyers Initiative: public authorities joining forces for strategic procurement; a new tool to calculate the full Life-Cycle Costs (LCC) of Computers...
Farmers Call for Food Trading System Complete Treasury Review
Jul 11, 2019
At a UK Future Farmers seminar recently, the NFU president said: “There has got to be a complete review of the competition framework. It has to be done by the Treasury, it has to be serious and it has to be done in 12 months.” Britain’s food trading system is “unique” and...
Public Service Delivery Favoured Over Private Sector
Jul 11, 2019
A study by E3M, an initiative developed and managed by Social Business International, surveyed, via Pollster YouGov, 2,062 UK adults from among the general public about their attitudes towards public service delivery. 84% of respondents were aware that public bodies such as local councils and the...
Italy’s Defense Spending Rises In 2019, But Procurement Drops
Jul 11, 2019
Italy has cut its procurement spending by 15% in 2019 with maintenance and operations funds boosted by nearly one-fifth. Total procurement spending is €4.32 billion combining €1.87 billion from the Defence Ministry and €2.45 billion from Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development. That...
Scottish Government Creates IoT Marketplace for Public Sector
Jul 11, 2019
The Scottish Government is seeking suppliers for a dynamic purchasing system for internet of things technologies. It has issued a contract notice alerting the market to the imminent launch of the DPS, which will run on an initial two-year term until 18 August 2021. The notice said that “due to...
NASA Awards 248 Small Business Contracts to Support Moon Mission
Jul 8, 2019
Americans will be back on the Moon by 2024 –– a bold aim of the Trump Administration expressed March of this year. President Trump has signed off the implementation of the Space Policy Directive-1. He received a unanimous recommendation from the National Space Council to expedite regulations...
Germany Missile Purchase Approved by US State Dept through NATO Support and Procurement Agency
Jul 4, 2019
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency reports this week that the US State Department has approved the sale to Germany of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. Germany is buying up to 91 AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)...
Bahrain and UK to Pilot AI Public Procurement Guidelines
Jul 4, 2019
The World Economic Forum and the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) announced at the WEF Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China, that they will pilot new guidelines for the procurement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the public sector, produced by the WEF Centre for the...
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