Purchasers Strike a Balance With Best Value Procurement

Weighing factors other than cost helps purchasers reap immeasurable benefits Left to right: Douglas Richins, State Purchasing Director, Utah Division

Citys Software Solution Empowers E-Business

In Tacoma, WA, “America’s No. 1 Wired City,” officials are charging ahead with a $50 million project to enhance financial functions, procurement processes,

Multi-Agency Group Seeks to Increase Internet Security

Editor’s Note: Roger Sullivan is the CEO of Phaos Technology Corp., a Java security tools developer based in New York City, and a member of the Liberty

Common Sense

Editor’s Note: Beau Grant, CPPO, is a master instructor for the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) and president of Beau-Geste Enterprises.

Frisch Findings

October 1993 marked the launch of Government PROcurement Journal (GPRO), a magazine for the government purchasing professional. GPRO was the culmination

Public-Sector Purchasers Head to Austin for Annual Roundup

Hip, high-tech capital of Texas welcomes the National Purchasing Institute’s 35 th Annual Conference and Products Exposition Located in Central Texas

Distribution Center is the Toast of Liquor Control Boards

Operator places a pre-printed code on each case for tracking purposes and push the cases from the pallet onto the conveying system. Up to 75 percent of

Interoperability: Communicating in a Crisis

The events of September 11, 2001, brought to light the woeful inadequacies of the emergency communication systems in the United States. With the threat

How to Overcome Organizational Indifference

Linda Keefe, CEO, Shared Results International. We hear the phrases every day: “That’s not my job,” “I can’t help you; talk to my boss,” “That’s just

Advisory Board Explores Procurement Promises and Pitfalls

2003 Editorial Advisory Board Bruce Hartmetz, CPPB Buyer, City of Northglenn, CO William (Bill) Irish, CPPO, C.P.M. Purchasing Manager, County of Northampton,

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Purchasers Strike a Balance With Best Value Procurement

Citys Software Solution Empowers E-Business

Multi-Agency Group Seeks to Increase Internet Security

Common Sense

Frisch Findings

Public-Sector Purchasers Head to Austin for Annual Roundup

Distribution Center is the Toast of Liquor Control Boards

Interoperability: Communicating in a Crisis

How to Overcome Organizational Indifference

Advisory Board Explores Procurement Promises and Pitfalls

WHITE PAPERS

State of Public Sourcing – Back to Business: Fast and Focused

2021 Government Consumer Payments Insight Report

Philadelphia Evolves: How Technology is Driving Procurement Modernization

Events

Podcast

Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina

Young Leaders Episode 3 – Shannon Hardin – City Council President, Columbus, Ohio

Young Leaders Episode 2 – Christian Williams – Development Services Planner, Goodyear, Ariz.

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