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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. This was not always the case.

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Anti-corruption in aid-funded procurement: Is corruption reduced or merely displaced?

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

David-Barrett E. Anti-corruption in aid-funded procurement: Is corruption reduced or merely displaced? Our results demonstrate how data analytics can be used to observe public procurement at the system level to inform more adaptive and effective anti-corruption programming. and Fazekas, M. World Development.

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Implementing AI Provides Short & Long-Term Payoffs

FedInsider

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Colin Crosby Service Data Officer & Deputy DON Chief Data Officer Colin Crosby is an accomplished leader currently serving as the Marine Corps Service Data Officer (SDO) and Deputy DON Chief Data Officer (CDO). DLA is the U.S.

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Friday Flash 09/27/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The governmentwide day on November 20 will feature expert panels addressing “what’s next” after the election for the future of federal procurement. Join us as we dive into what lies ahead for federal procurement in 2025 and beyond! Market and Procurement Outlook Panel: What’s Next?

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

51] NBER data corroborates that low employment is a lagging indicator—showing that in the (12) recessions since 1948, (7) commenced while unemployment was less than 5%. [52] Yet, for 2023, the current data shows that receipts slipped to 16.2%—a Earnings growth tells us about the past. 93] For 2022, Federal receipts were 19% of GDP. [94]

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

First, some data points to animate the discussion. 10] Interestingly, based on the data inputs for Deltek’s study, average profits were noticeably different for small, medium, and large contractors—15%, 20%, and 18%, respectively. [11] procuring things made from a lot of steel), again, offerors arguably should have anticipated it.

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Legal Donnybrook Has Arrived

Procurement Notes

Specifically, the GovCon Order applies for contractors/subcontractors of “[e]xecutive departments and agencies, including independent establishments subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. [12] Emphasis on the word some. 102(4)(B). . 6701 et seq.; (iii)