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‘Amazon for Government’ Plan Could Lead to Acquisition Reform
Dec 18, 2017
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) plan to make it easier to purchase from online retailers could also allow for a deeper look at government acquisition moving forward, according to a former Department of Defense acquisition official. “I actually think this is a good idea,” said Stan...
Federal Agencies Discovering New Uses for Blockchain
Dec 14, 2017
By breaking blockchain down to its core concept, agencies are coming up with new uses for it, like physical asset management and smart contracts. “We think that blockchain and the distributed consensus ledger will and should have the same sort of impact that the World Wide Web has had,” said...
2018 NDAA: Unsuccessful GAO Protesters May be Liable for Government Costs
Dec 13, 2017
The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act put a new twist on potential costs a contractor may incur in filing a GAO bid protest.
While many federal contractors are familiar with the costs arising from a GAO protest, including their attorneys’ fees and consultant and expert witness fees, and...
How to improve your agency’s FITARA score? Start with software licensing and MEGABYTE compliance.
Dec 12, 2017
This is the first in a series of posts to address how agencies can improve their efficiency and effectiveness in regards to their FITARA Scorecard. This first post focuses on MEGABYTE compliance.
In 2014, Congress passed the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act – commonly referred to as FITARA –...
Government and e-Procurement: A Look at the Public Procurement Technology Symposium Case Studies
Dec 11, 2017
Governments across the world are increasingly leveraging procurement technologies. At Public Spend Forum’s inaugural Public Procurement Technology Symposium, we had four great examples of organizations implementing solutions to improve their processes.
Commonwealth of Virginia: Shane Caudill,...
Infographic: Benefits of Business Intelligence Solutions
Dec 7, 2017
Governments and public-facing organizations around the world generate and capture enormous amounts of data. Increasingly, they are looking to technology as the way to transform every process, from connecting data and generating reports to visualizing information and forecasting future trends....
Buying Procurement Technology? Listen to this CPO’s Advice
Dec 6, 2017
Last week we re-launched our podcasting channel with a new series called Public Procurement Leaders. In each episode, Chairman and CEO of Public Spend Forum Raj Sharma sits down with leaders from the public and private sector to get their perspectives and insights.Given our recent work around...
‘Reinventing Government,’ 25 Years Later
Dec 6, 2017
In 1993, the government began shifting its focus to performance, but the question remains: Has the procurement system improved?
We are coming up next year on the 25th anniversary of the country’s first and perhaps only governmentwide management reform program organized around a coherent theme:...
Unbalanced Government Spending for IoT
Dec 5, 2017
Unfortunately for smaller innovative vendors and the civilian sector of the federal government, much of the IoT spending is consolidated within the Department of Defense and among a few large vendors. FCW examines how civilian agencies can increase their participation in this innovation wave and...
Introducing The Public Procurement Leader Podcast
Dec 1, 2017
At Public Spend Forum, we believe our community is our biggest asset. People are the engines of change and progress within the public sector and inside the suppliers that support them. That’s why we’ve decided to launch The Public Procurement Leader, a new podcast hosted by our Chairman and CEO...
Agencies Should Join the Blockchain Conversation
Nov 27, 2017
Tim Gilday, a principal of technology acceleration at CSRA Inc., makes the case why agencies should figure out where this new security technology could work for them. “Delivering services to citizens without the security issues that currently plague most digital interactions will be a significant...
Can Drones Fulfill a Public Safety Role?
Nov 16, 2017
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has set up no-fly zones for drones in various parts of the country for assorted reasons. However, drones have successfully joined in searches and just last week in North Carolina, one located an elderly woman after just 25 minutes of searching. The hope is...
