Inter-American Development Bank

APRIL 3, 2025

This blog explores the latest evidence and key policy insights, emphasizing the connection between compliance and investment. As a result, spending efficiency plays a key role in easing this dominance, as shown in Figure 3 below. High-efficiency investments generate stronger economic returns, preventing fiscal space from eroding.

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 3, 2025

By streamlining the work scope development process, Scope Builder advances a broader initiative in university procurement: achieving consistency across all procurement documents while maintaining efficiency and quality. Figure 1: Architectural diagram of the solution described in this blog.

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Procurement Education Procurement Team Chief Procurement Officer 64

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Laura Stanton, GSAs assistant commissioner for the IT category, wrote in a new blog posted today that an interagency team led by OFPP and GSA have come together on 24 standardized contract terms and conditions that will make up the new contract. GSAs optimism for this time is based on several factors.

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Inventory Price Purchasing Negotiation 75

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We previously reviewed AWS serverless and container services to build modern applications in the previous blog post, “ Modernizing public sector applications using serverless and containers.” In the public sector, where security, compliance, and efficiency are paramount, GitOps can be a transformative approach when combined with Amazon EKS.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Additionally, the ability to share developed assets (prompts, apps, functions, knowledge bases) across departments promotes collaboration and efficiency, ensuring that successful AI applications can be replicated and scaled throughout the organization.

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Government Government Accountability Education 98

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In this post, learn use cases for digital twins, plus how to create an open-source digital twin sample front-end application built with AWS Amplify , Amazon Cognito , and AWS IoT Core that you can use as a starting point for building efficient, scalable, and secure digital twin solutions.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Draft Rules introduce several noteworthy changes as part of a concerted effort to “raise the bar on efficiency, expedition, and cost-effectiveness” ( see SIAC Registrar’s Report ). A recent post in this blog covering the SIAC Symposium 2023 touched on practitioners’ views of different themes that can be found in the Draft Rules.

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Efficiency Thresholds Consulting Management 59

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Armed with a Public Procurement Certificate , these individuals bring a new level of efficiency and strategic insight to the field. In this blog, we explore how certified procurement professionals, with their specialized training and certification, are revolutionizing the field of procurement.

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ivalua

JANUARY 12, 2023

As public procurement teams face increasing pressure to improve efficiency while upholding compliance and transparency, it’s essential that they have the right strategies in place. In this blog post, we’ll discuss six key strategies to help public procurement teams optimize their workflows while maintaining regulatory compliance. .

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore key best practices and show how leveraging group/cooperative purchasing can help you master the art of strategic sourcing. Leverage Group Purchasing and Cooperative Contracts for Cost Efficiency One of the most effective ways to streamline procurement is by using group/cooperative purchasing contracts.

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Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Created by first responders, for first responders, the platform provides a cost-effective, modern solution for efficient dispatch, mobile CAD, records management, and more. APDS New York, NY APDS empowers individuals impacted by the justice system in their pursuit of sustainable employment at no cost to them or their friends and family.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. This reduction would not only lead to lower interest expenses but also stimulate GDP growth by fostering a more efficient economy.

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Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

This post was originally published on the ODI Global blog. This limits its utility and efficiency for both the Bank and its clients. Leverage the data for risk monitoring, using predictive analytics to identify and address procurement risks early, ensuring that resources reach beneficiaries efficiently.

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Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Procurement Team 52

SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The SBA is replacing it with a new portal called MySBA Certifications which as of the writing of this blog post is now live. As we blogged about in July of this year, SBA announced it was closing its certify website for upgrades. This all appears to be efficient and helpful for contractors.

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Utilities Government Contracts Efficiency Contract 111

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

When thinking about benchmarking the most common area that is reviewed is price, but as we know (and as mentioned in previous blogs) price is not the sole factor. Price forms part of cost, and cost is what we should be benchmarking, therefore in procurement areas such as the following should be regularly checked against standards.

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Supplier Supply Chain Price Procurement 59

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the Coalition) continues to collect recommendations for the Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL). In sum, the VA and VHA have a timely and significant efficiency opportunity for the VA Medical Supply Chain. Thank you to all those who have submitted recommendations.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In international arbitration, parties or arbitrators could consider using emotion AI to enhance efficiency and due process (or to gain a strategic and tactical advantage). Although applications are varied, we will focus on two uses: (1) efficiency through facilitating settlement; and (2) due process through ensuring arbitrator attentiveness.

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Efficiency Ethics Negotiation Participation 52

The CGP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Keeping with the title and theme of the Coalition’s Fall Training Conference, “ What is Fair and Reasonable,” this week’s blog addresses what is fair and reasonable transparency. The better industry understands requirements, policies, and procedures, the more efficiently and effectively it can respond to the government’s needs.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 31, 2025

Streamlined decision making : The RACI matrix clarifies the decision-making process, making it easier for the central IT department and agencies to align on priorities and move forward efficiently. Be open to operating differently and changing the traditional way things have always been done.

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Accountability Consulting Collaboration Efficiency 52

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alteia uses computer vision and geospatial imagery to efficiently extract road network data from satellite data. The application generated up to 2 terabytes (TB) of refined data for each country, efficiently stored and delivered through Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3 ).

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

These frameworks have led to big efficiency wins: the traditional tender procedures take between four months and one year to complete while the framework procedure takes between four and six weeks on average. Before G-Cloud, the average IT tender elicited three to four bids; after G-Cloud, it elicits eight or nine.

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Telles.eu

MAY 11, 2023

Lack of capability I have repeatedly stated in this blog ( here , here and here ) that adding additional objectives into public procurement will increase the complexity of the system. One final note on Tirole's suggestion on efficiency. Second, an issue of accountability. Third, incentives issues.

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Public Procurement Procurement Accountability Efficiency 100

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In fact, we alone have blogged about it multiple times in the past few weeks: Overview of HUBZone changes and SBA Changes (including the regulation discussed further here); Joint Venture Past Performance ; 8(a) Program Changes ; Mentor-Protégé Program Changes ; and a two part examination of HUBZone Changes ( Part 1 and Part 2 ).

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Bidding Contract Government Contracts Government 111

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

The value of generative AI is inextricably linked to the technology’s reliability and traceability, as described in our earlier blog post, Generative AI: Understand the challenges to realize the opportunities. But it’s important not to confuse ease of use with effortless deployment.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 11, 2024

She is passionate about championing alternative dispute resolution across Africa and beyond and fostering a culture of cooperation, efficiency, and excellence among the diverse stakeholders involved in dispute resolution. Welcome to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, Ms. The use of AFSA services is cost-efficient for our clients.

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Efficiency Quality Demand Collaboration 98

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this blog post, we highlight four states where innovative HIEs are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help public health agencies overcome their data challenges. The examples in this blog post are only a handful of use cases from the broad portfolio reflecting public health’s expanded engagement with HIEs. Where can we go from here?

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Data Quality Electronics Innovation 132

SmallGovCon

JULY 12, 2024

” This of course is likely a good thing, as any efficiency in federal contracting is generally welcome by the federal government and contractors alike. The post SBA Certify Portal Applications to be Paused first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change.

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Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Sustainability 97

AWS Public Sector

MAY 22, 2024

Read related stories on the AWS Public Sector Blog: Louis University uses AWS to make big data accessible for researchers How AWS helps higher education institutions navigate data Northwestern University Libraries make research more efficient, accessible with AWS Lambda Learn more by visiting the AWS Cloud for EdTech hub.

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Data Education Collaboration Price 126

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Building a serverless OCR solution, powered by ML Acentra Health’s IDP solution for its BFCC-QIO work helps clients extract important data from documents and forms in seconds, supporting efficient resolutions to appeal and quality of care cases for Medicare beneficiaries. And the benefits don’t stop there.

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Quality Efficiency Data Innovation 72

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

It’s more efficient, both in time and cash-flow, to work through a “Pay by Terms” model where invoices are saved up and paid on the due date. Key approaches that have been successful in addressing these challenges center around e-invoicing and automation to drive down operational costs and increase process efficiency.

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Procurement E-auction E-procurement Supplier 81

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Essential Functions of the Job: Recommends, implements and maintains City purchasing systems for maximum efficiency and to achieve optimum life-cycle cost for all goods and services purchased. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E. Oversees the analysis of cost, performance, quality, service and delivery.

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Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

Federal News Network

JUNE 24, 2024

Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. Such access is in the public interest because it promotes efficiency and realism.

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Transparency Data Procurement Management 81

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Accessing data on DataStream helps us to efficiently target our resources to support the groups that need it most,” explained AWN director David Hodd. To do this, we will improve water efficiency, use sustainable water sources, return water for community reuse, and support water replenishment projects – data and measurement are key.

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Collaboration Quality Data Capacity 105

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This blog post highlights Nebraska Judicial Branch’s journey to building an electronic exhibits system on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Subscribe to the AWS Public Sector Blog newsletter to get the latest in AWS tools, solutions, and innovations from the public sector delivered to your inbox, or contact us.

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Electronics IT Management Inventory 78

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

A frequent thought leadership contributor for the Ivalua Blog, Jarrod has worked across multiple industries, including higher education, public sector, retail, manufacturing, and engineered products. Contact Sales The post Lost in Public Space: Exploring the Unknown with the Norwegian Public Sector Segment appeared first on Ivalua.

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Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It empowers individuals, improves the efficiency of service providers, and provides a significant contribution in the battle to end homelessness. Learn more about Kiip on AWS Marketplace and read more blog posts about how the cloud helps communities prevent and combat housing instability. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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E-procurement Management Procurement Strategies Accountability 119