September 2010
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Procurement purchasing card perils: Will you be the next headline?
In January, Local 10 news in Miami reported that a former Miami-Dade School Board member used district-issued credit cards to rack up more than $100,000 in personal purchases that included everything from refrigerators to a trip to Disney World. This story could be mistaken for several recent stories regarding the misuse of a procurement purchasing […]
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Getting started: What any municipality can do now about EPA’s PFAS ruling for water systems
There is help for municipalities and community water providers overwhelmed by the April 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcement of its requirement that water systems remove six “forever chemicals” present in drinking water supplies across the country. The U.S. Geological Survey indicates as much as 45 percent of current drinking water supplies are impacted by […]
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On technology buys, it’s important that agency stakeholders work together throughout the process
Teamwork is essential when cities and counties plan to buy new systems and equipment, says Gary Mitchell, director of SLED (state, local and education) business development at Iron Mountain Government Solutions, a company that provides secure management of data and assets; it works to protect, connect and activate high-value customer data. “The single most important […]
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Here are the 10 most competitive rental markets in the U.S.
As the leaves begin to change and the rental market season peaks, a new analysis has broken down the 10 most competitive rental markets in the U.S. this year. Overall, the rental market across the U.S. stands at a “very competitive” 75.8 on the Rental Competitiveness Index (RCI) compiled by RentCafe, a website for searching […]