Let’s say you’re a government contracting professional with an opportunity to step outside the ordinary and try one of the innovative acquisition methods to procure emerging technologies.  You and your customer are excited about introducing emerging technologies into your program and there’s...

As governments around the world increasingly look to technology to help address critical missions, they are leveraging new methods and tools to discover and partner with startups, emerging and non-traditional firms.  Whether it is NATO in Europe or Air Force in the US addressing national security...

As governments around the world increasingly look to technology to help address critical missions, they are leveraging new methods and tools to discover and partner with startups, emerging and non-traditional firms. Whether it is NATO in Europe or Air Force in the US addressing national security...

On Friday, November 8, 2019, Defense and Security Innovation Hub z.ú. and the Technology Transfer Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic organized the second event in a series of workshops focused on innovation and modern technologies entitled “Quantum Technologies and Their Use...

On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Public Spend Forum (PSF) convened experts from government and industry to discuss barriers to entry that small and emerging companies face when trying to enter the public sector market. Featuring the perspectives of startup and federal agencies, the hour-long panel...

Government procurement requires a good deal of knowledge. From government-specific requirements to understanding the purchasing process, there are a lot of areas to cover. To say that understanding all the ins-and-outs of government procurement is difficult would be an understatement. Luckily, it...

Given the pace of technological and social change, we are in the midst of a transformation in the way we interact with computing machines. Augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are enabling engagement with data in three dimensions and changing the way that learning and training...

Understanding how interagency acquisition works can help your agency leverage the full buying power of the federal government to meet your contracting goals. [VIDEO_0] There are three primary types of interagency acquisition that have spawned over the last 30 years, and in this webinar, our...

Given the pace of technological and social change, agile development is a trending topic today and public organizations recognize its value as a replacement for traditional software development models. Join Public Spend Forum and GovShop at our next Breakthrough happy hour event for an overview of...

GovCon is full of missed connections. Whether it’s the disconnect between Government and Industry or between best practices and operational reality, these disjointed concepts are quietly affecting your bottom line. Public Spend Forum and The Pulse as discussed three critical GovCon topics: Key...

Agile development is a hot topic today, given the pace of technological and social change. Ever since the infamous launch and crash of Healthcare.gov, public organizations have recognized its value as a replacement for traditional software development models like waterfall. But while the...

Excerpt from “A Procurement Compendium” Why do we assume that bigger is better in procurement terms? That, if I aggregate my spend, if I have more volume to offer the market, then I will get a better deal? Why should this be so? It can only be because the supplier benefits from the economies of...