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Frisch Findings

I have a confession to make. Every day, I read the “News of the Weird” segment on www.govpro.com. I visit the site for the helpful information, resources,

Public and Private Sector Purchasing: One Purchaser’s Perspective

When purchasing professionals from the public and private sectors get together they often begin to debate which one has the most difficult job. The private-sector

Contracts

The State of Florida has signed a seven-year, $280 million contract with Convergys Corp., a firm that specializes in integrated billing, as well as employee

Common Sense

As a consultant in public procurement and a master instructor for NIGP, I often hear my clients and students complain that they are not regarded and respected

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold

AFV Auctions, Other Actions”Successes and Challenges in the Resale of Alternative Fuel Vehicles” was produced by consulting firm eMobility International

Public Works Product Spotlight

When purchasing professionals from the public and private sectors get together they often begin to debate which one has the most difficult job. The private-sector

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing–Moving Beyond “Buy Recycled”

In the beginning, there was the buy-recycled movement. Throughout the early 1980s, government purchasers at the federal, state, and local levels began

Frisch Findings

Public and Private Sector Purchasing: One Purchaser’s Perspective

Contracts

Common Sense

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold

Public Works Product Spotlight

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing–Moving Beyond “Buy Recycled”

White Papers

Measuring the ROI of Security Operations Platforms

What is a Smart City?

Asset Management for Dummies: A Step-by-Step Guide to Modern Asset Management

Webinars

Building a Smart Community: Perspective from an Energy Company

Smart Cities: Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast

Do More with Less by Working Smarter, Not Harder

Events

Twitter

Discovering a #PublicRecords gap after failing to turn up complete records opens your organization up to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Across the country, cities are proposing and implementing multiple strategies in attempts to reduce #pension… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The next wave in #AutonomousVehicles is arriving at the #municipal and county level: #SelfDrivingShuttles.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jennifer Robinson, director of local government solutions for @SASsoftware, talks about how #MachineLearning has he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

If placed end-to-end, the #structurallydeficient in America would stretch from Miami to New York City. Officials a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Experts endorse paper trails and #risklimitingaudits as sound defenses against #electionhacking… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The mayor of @NorthamptonMA made history on Nov. 20 as one of two customers to be the first to legally buy recreati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jessica Gover, a writer and researcher at @Kennedy_School explains approaches and processes that your #government c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…