Commentary Solutions to nation’s water infrastructure financing needs 28th August 2013 Jeff Sterba, president and CEO of American Water, speaks about what must be done to improve America’s failing water infrastructure.
Commentary Picking a superhero: It’s a difficult job 21st August 2013 American City & County Managing Editor, Erin Greer, opines on the Public Works Leader of the Year Award selection process.
Commentary Here are some potential ways that cities can help create jobs in their communities (with related video) 20th August 2013 Here are five ways for cities to boost job creation, says Lou Zacharilla, co-founder of the New-York-based Intelligent Community Forum.
Commentary Vendors pushing at last minute to land federal contracts before Sept. 30 (with related video) 20th August 2013 Government marketing expert Jennifer Schaus outlines ways that businesses can improve their chances of landing federal contracts as the federal fiscal year 2013 winds down.
Commentary How government agencies can encourage employee mobility while preventing network security threats (with related video) 16th August 2013 Patrick Oliver Graf, an IT expert, says government agencies can maintain a secure network, even if they have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy in place for agency employees.
Commentary How contractors can land end-of-year federal awards (with related video) 13th August 2013 Andy Howard of the Alston & Bird law firm advises contractors on how to maximize their chances of winning end-of-year federal contract awards.
Commentary A small business’s guide to getting a piece of the federal contracting pie (with related video) 11th August 2013 The U.S. Small Business Administration’s John Shoraka offers tips to businesses on how to sell to federal agencies. The federal fiscal year 2013 is now in its 4th quarter, which is an important buying season for federal agencies.
Commentary Video Surveillance: More is Good but Smarter is Better 7th August 2013 Diamond Chaflawee, director of marketing and business development, public safety, of NICE Systems, discusses the benefits of smart video surveillance for future cities.
Commentary Preparing your business for the federal year-end buying season (with related video) 2nd August 2013 Dona Storey, who is the American Express OPEN Advisor on Procurement, offers tips to businesses on navigating the federal procurement process as the federal fiscal year 2013 draws to a close.
Commentary Staying on budget 30th July 2013 Darin Matthews discusses the importance of budgets in the public procurement process. Knowing where the money is coming from is just as important as knowing where the money is going. Matthews teaches public procurement at Portland State University.
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020