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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

In 2024, governments face challenges when they buy technology, Cunningham tells Co-op Solutions. Consider the total cost of ownership, not just upfront costs. Conduct rigorous vendor vetting, with an emphasis on reliability and long-term support. Focus on the interoperability and scalability of solutions.

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Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

Federal News Network

Further analysis should be performed to determine the true ‘total cost of ownership’ of including CON-IT and utilizing a system-of-systems approach and determine if the benefits outweigh the cost,” the authors wrote. million in 2024. That is why we requested the March 2024 technical assessment.

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Charging Forward: Public sector EVs pose both challenges and opportunities for state agencies and their partners

American City & Country

Moreover, as EV tech improves and becomes more widely adopted, the costs associated with electric vehicles are expected to decrease—reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to a gas-powered fleet. 2024 issue of Government Procurement. Isaac lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.,

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How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector

This means seeking contractual guarantees on ongoing Canadian data control and ownership, including extraterritorial rights, along with stringent security assurances on encryption, access controls and exposure prevention from partners. This makes it easier for customers to switch cloud providers or move back on premises.

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Government’s AI inflection point: Why on-prem tech modernization matters

FedScoop

Enterprise IT procurement teams increasingly see the value of focusing on FLOPS (floating point operations) per watt rather than FLOPS per second in evaluating their hardware buys and total cost of ownership.