Procurement

Highlights

Procurement reform: transparency leads to accountability and efficiency

Procurement is one of the largest budget items for most jurisdictions and New York City is no...

New approaches to cooperative contracting

Combining spend to leverage savings is a contracting method that brings more “bang for the...

Are leaders made, or do they emerge?

Much emphasis is placed on leadership. What is leadership? Is leadership a skill that can be...

Article

Procurement team keeps a grip on budget reality

San Diego’s purchasing group serves as a collaborator and maximizes its limited resources

Article

Advancing state procurement skill levels

National organization focuses on education, research, training and cooperative purchasing.

Article

Tennessee city employees’ personal info inadvertently exposed online for nearly one year

The personal information for approximately 1,470 Knoxville, Tenn., employees was inadvertently posted online and left there for nine months, city officials revealed on Jan. 17. The personal information of workers employed as of Feb. 1, 2018 was accidentally posted on a procurement website, according to Knoxville TV station WVLT. The information included information including employees’ […]

Article

Texas transit agency relies on squad of temporary procurement pros

“Seconded” staffers at Dallas Area Rapid Transit handle varying heavy workloads.

Article

Dual reports illuminate best practices for large vehicle design

Two new reports from a nonprofit representing cities and transit agencies as well as a federal agency examine the best practices for designing large vehicles to maximize street safety and the traffic fatality reduction opportunities that public agencies can take advantage of with improved vehicle designs. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and […]

Article

Interns, embedded staff help procurement team maintain productivity

California purchasing department survives tight budgets through creative staffing

Article

Purchasing powerfully

Cooperative procurement drives innovation and efficiencies.

Interview

Industry Insights: Procurement software

Q&A with Corry Flatt, CEO and co-founder of Bonfire Interactive.

Commentary

What government training should emphasize in digital services procurement

If it’s one thing the public learned from Facebook’s congressional hearing, it’s that technology is developing faster than the average person can understand it. And while that’s a big issue in consumer welfare, it’s equally as big on the government level. The timing couldn’t be more important to understand and embrace new methods, with federal […]

Article

My Cost Runneth Over

Recently, I taught a construction contracting class in Phoenix and we discussed the issue of cost overruns in public procurement. My Arizona chapter colleagues had some great ideas about how to manage contract costs and change orders. I was impressed to find out that Central Arizona Project, a quasi-public organization, typically managed contracts within a […]

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Procurement

Highlights

Procurement reform: transparency leads to accountability and efficiency

New approaches to cooperative contracting

Are leaders made, or do they emerge?

Article

Procurement team keeps a grip on budget reality

Article

Advancing state procurement skill levels

Article

Tennessee city employees’ personal info inadvertently exposed online for nearly one year

Article

Texas transit agency relies on squad of temporary procurement pros

Article

Dual reports illuminate best practices for large vehicle design

Article

Interns, embedded staff help procurement team maintain productivity

Article

Purchasing powerfully

Interview

Industry Insights: Procurement software

Commentary

What government training should emphasize in digital services procurement

Article

My Cost Runneth Over

White Papers

The 2019 Public Sector Guide to Text Messaging Policy and Retention

Smart Parks: A 7-Step Guide to Park Asset Management

Guide: Building an Effective Stormwater Management Plan

Events

ICMA Annual Conference 2019

NLC City Summit 2019

Twitter

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