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Resource: The TechFAR Hub
The TechFAR Hub was created by the US Digital Service to provide a connection point between those who are doing digital service acquisition and those who want to. It is part of a greater collaborative effort with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Acquisition Innovation Labs, and GSA’s...
Resource: Ivalua Resource Center
Ivalua was founded in 2000 on a disruptive idea: that procurement can unlock significant strategic value from a company’s spend and supply chain.
Software should empower procurement leaders to do just that, not constrain them. And it should deliver real innovations, that drive value today....
UK Home Office re-commits to AWS with £100m public cloud services deal
The Register reports that the UK Home Office has renewed a contract worth up to £100m with Amazon Web Services for a public cloud hosting agreement for four years. (The Home Office can spend up to that amount.) It also reveals that AWS reach into the public sector “has been helped by the...
Drone Takeoff in Iceland and Mars
What do you get when you cross a rover and a drone? A RAVEN! The drone that may just be the future of space exploration is also known as Rover-Aerial Vehicle Exploration Networks. NASA has awarded over three million dollars to a group led by Christopher Hamilton at the Lunar Planetary Laboratory to...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
DHS Seeking Tech Proposals from Small Businesses
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking for proposals from small businesses to address technology needs as part of the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The new solicitation contains 10 topic descriptions including...
TI on the IMF and Anti-Corruption
The International Monetary Fund’s April 2019 edition of Fiscal Monitor is out and focuses on two broad themes: fiscal policy in a fast-changing global economy and curbing corruption. Corruption, which they describe as ‘the abuse of public office for private gain’ weakens key functions of...
Contracting Authorities Post Brexit with No Deal
Lexology outlines what an EU departure will mean for the UK without an exit deal. A range of outcomes remains possible, it says, and it is important for businesses to plan. It looks at the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on public sector procurement law and explains how UK contracting...
Augmented Reality Adversaries and Aids in the Air Force
“So far, augmented reality hasn’t worked outdoors or in dynamic environments,” Dan Robinson, founder and CEO of Red 6 said. “It does now.”
For the past three years, California-based company Red 6 has worked closely with the Air Force to mature its Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality...
Virtual Reality to Help Address Emotional Distress
Moth + Flame, a startup that combines artistic prowess with engineering excellence to produce immersive virtual reality content, is helping prepare military service members to aid peers in emotional distress. In support of the U.S. Air Force’s mission to prepare airmen for engaging someone in...
Resource: Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
Ninety-four Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) – with over 300 local offices – form a nationwide network of dedicated procurement professionals working to help local businesses compete successfully in the government marketplace. PTACs are the bridge between buyer and supplier,...
Senate Seeks to Pay Students to Study AI
Under a proposed bill, students studying artificial intelligence at either the undergraduate or graduate level will soon have the opportunity to receive financial support in exchange for agreeing to work for the federal government upon graduation. The AI Scholarship-for-Service Act is cosponsored...
America’s Vaccine Towns
With the first summer out of quarantine since the coronavirus pandemic began, families are planning where to spend their long-awaited summer vacation. Rather than the beaches or Disney World, however, travelers are flocking to towns such as Plattsburgh, NY, Habersham County, GA, and Quincy,...
