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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Smart Public Procurement Can Contribute to Marofiscal Stability Smart public procurement spending can be a critical area for improving fiscal balances because it can improve the effectiveness of public expenditure by reducing waste. Better fiscal balances will contribute to greater macroeconomic stability.

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Simplifying Public Sector Procurement: Strategies to Increase Sme Participation

The Procurement School

This article explores practical approaches to streamline public sector procurement processes and focuses on increasing participation from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements.

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How to Become a Woman Owned Business Certified: A Comprehensive Guide

Select GCR

Certification is usually required to participate in certain government contracting programs or to access specific resources and benefits. Registering in SAM is necessary for businesses to be eligible for government contracts and to participate in the WOSB Federal Contract program.

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10 common myths holding women back in government contracting and leadership

Open Contracting Partnership

As we celebrate, we find ourselves at the crossroads of progress and potential, confronting the myths holding women back from participating in public procurement and attaining certain heights in leadership. We built capacity to show that there is an opportunity to change how things are done. Happy International Women’s Day!

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How exporting weapons becomes risky for contractors who make the exports

Federal News Network

Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And we think of the defense industrial base has strained in terms of capacity to manufacture what’s needed around the world and, you know, missile systems and ammunition and so forth. And so you introduce a lot of complexity for any contractor that is thinking about participating in that market.

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Applying AI to Advance Agency Missions

FedInsider

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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OCP Feedback Survey: Closing the books on 2023 and looking towards 2030

Open Contracting Partnership

We are also very pleased that we achieved one of the closest gender balances in survey responses last year, closing the gap between Men and Women from a 22% differential in 2022, to an 11% differential in 2023. Across the last five years, this puts us at an average of Net Promoter 82, exceeding our strategy cycle target of 80.