A tool for transparency 1st December 2010 FAPIIS provides insight into prospective federal contractors’ record of business conduct and performance on government contract and grant awards.
Procurement Ponderable 1st December 2010 What do you do as a public procurement professional if you find that a contractor that won a paving project partially based on participation of a WMBE does not follow through as pledged?
Localized service, national scope 1st December 2010 A new cooperative purchasing contract from U.S. Communities combines the best of both and gives public agencies access to deals on office supplies.
Don’t reduce the deficit at counties’ expense 1st December 2010 An excerpt from a letter from National Association of Counties Executive Director Larry Naake to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which is formulating a proposal to reduce the federal deficit.
Procurement certification group announces updates 16th November 2010 The UPPCC has officially changed the name of the organization to the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council. Known as the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council since its founding in 1978, the members of the UPPCC Governing Board decided that
Saving Neighborhoods from the Housing Crisis 1st October 2010 To spend a $13.5 million federal grant, Port St. Lucie, Fla., reinvented procurement processes and reached out to local vendors.
Baltimore triples purchasing efficiency 1st October 2010 Baltimore tripled the amount of purchases processed each month with an online system.
Legendary times legendary opportunity 1st October 2010 It’s time for procurement to understand the value we bring to our agency, quantify it and share it in a way that resonates with decision-makers.
Diversity means opportunity 1st October 2010 A wide breadth of employee differences makes an organization stronger.
The Feds Step Up 1st October 2010 Effects of President Obama’s Executive Order ripple through the federal government purchasing community.
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020