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5 Reasons Contract Management is Still a Big Challenge in the Public Sector
Jan 8, 2019
Your Guide to Everything Contract Management Can Throw at You
There are some excellent examples of successfully implementing public procurement best practices across Europe, and there are plenty of examples of less-ideal practices in public procurement as well. However, many of the biggest problems...
Recap & Recording: Unpacking Best Value – Understanding and Embracing Value Based Approaches for Procurement
Sep 18, 2018
When does a ten dollar widget not cost ten dollars? When the total cost of ownership includes “hidden” charges that outweigh the savings you thought you may be achieving.
This was a fundamental lesson in a recent webinar from Public Spend Forum featuring special guest Todd Snelgrove. While...
Improving Technology Procurement and Innovation in the Government Marketplace
Jul 16, 2018
On Wednesday, June 6, Public Spend Forum convened a Technology Procurement Symposium to identify barriers to government’s adoption of emerging technology and to highlight companies of all sizes that are making a difference in the civic tech space. Held in Los Angeles, the Symposium featured...
Recap & Recording: Creating Public Sector Value Through Supplier Relationship Management
May 18, 2018
UK Government Talks About How It Is Now Managing Its Strategic Supplier Relationships
In a recent PSF webinar, Creating Public Sector Value Through Supplier Relationship Management, the UK Cabinet Office and supplier relationship management experts State of Flux have been highlighting some of the...
Recap & Recording: Draining the Data Swamp with Smarter Procurement Analytics
Mar 9, 2018
What’s the Number One most important thing that an organization can do succeed with procurement analytics?
That question and several more were answered in a recent Public Spend Forum webinar with special guest Rob Handfied, Professor of Supply Chain Management at NC State University and Executive...
The Ultimate Guide for Government Cyber Security Market Research
Sep 13, 2018
The cyber market is complex and fast-changing by any measure. As Public Spend Forum’s GovShop staff dug in to create a comprehensive list of cyber security suppliers relevant to government, we wanted to share a few sources and experts that we thought are worth highlighting for anyone doing...
Recording and Recap: Smarter Procurement in the Public Sector
Jul 20, 2018
The public sector is undergoing massive changes with greater fiscal spending, tax changes, constrained budgets and much more scrutiny and regulation. Public procurement and finance officials are keen to implement policies and programs to better manage public spending and automate processes,...
The Rise of the Microconsultants
Jul 12, 2018
One of the first — and even more than two decades later, still one of the most important — changes during the procurement reform era of the 1990s was the introduction of a “micropurchase” authority in the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1995. In the background was the desire to...
Be Discovered by Government Contracting Professionals with GovShop, the One Stop for Market Research!
Jul 9, 2018
Before GovShop, it was undeniably difficult to find the necessary government opportunities for your business. We listened to over 15,000 government contracting professionals and suppliers and came to a single conclusion: public sector market research should not be so complicated. You, as the...
Find the Best Government Contractors with GovShop, Your One Stop for Market Research!
Jul 9, 2018
Before GovShop, it was inconvenient and downright difficult to find the best government contractors for your customer requirements and solicitations. In listening to, and engaging with, over 15,000 government contracting professionals, we came to the conclusion that a dedicated platform for...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 22, 2018
Amazon Web Services is expanding its Public Sector Contract Center, experts offered advice on getting the most from the EIS contract, and are blockchain-related contracts on the rise? This is Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for June 22, 2018.
AWS Expands Cloud Contract Center for Public...
Embracing Emerging Technology Starts With Workforce, Culture Change
Jun 22, 2018
FedScoop invited top tech officials from civilian and defense agencies to participate in an open roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities surrounding emerging technologies in the federal government. While emerging technologies are often discussed in terms of changing the workforce,...
