FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

27 release of draft FedRAMP guidance from the Office of Management and Budget. Agencies increasingly want to follow industry in implementing software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), which connects to the cloud more efficiently using software overlays, but it’s a nonstarter if a vendor isn’t FedRAMP authorized.

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Inter-American Development Bank

APRIL 3, 2025

This change in perspective is especially crucial now, as many LAC countries are undergoing fiscal consolidation to balance their budgets and reduce debt levels while facing increasing pressure from their populations to tackle key development challenges. Calibrate escape clauses to accommodate economic shocks.

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Sustainability Balance Efficiency Budget 64

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and budget-conscious public sector environment, efficient procurement practices are more crucial than ever. Additionally, financial incentives and rebates offered through cooperative agreements can further enhance these savings, providing much-needed budget relief for public sector organizations.

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Purchasing Procurement IT Quality 58

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Public safety for these events isn’t just about preventing incidents—it’s also about ensuring that events operate efficiently while keeping attendees comfortable and secure. It’s important to have a robust system in place to control access while ensuring that staff and attendees can move freely and efficiently.

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Procurement Procurement Team Supplier Quality 58

ExecutiveBiz

MAY 21, 2024

Aeyon, a digital transformation and robotic process automation company, has secured a prime contract to provide budget operations support to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery’s Budget Division.

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Budget Contract Efficiency IT 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In his article “ The Future of Public Infrastructure is Digital “, Bill Gates envisions a world where infrastructure is smarter, more efficient, and digitally integrated. Governments worldwide control vast budgets through procurement, giving them the power to: Drive innovation by demanding advanced solutions from vendors.

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments.

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Budget Collaboration Finance Balance 52

American City & Country

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Technologies once relied on to manage this process and reduce knowledge loss are no longer able to do so in an efficient, transparent way—skyrocketing costs, zapping institutional knowledge and worse. Adopting AI is no longer an option but a necessity for developing efficient, transparent and responsive government operations.

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Government Government Budget Integration 114

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 15, 2025

Government technology ( GovTech ) companies play a critical role in modernizing public services, enhancing citizen experiences, and driving efficiency in the public sector. Cost-effective scalability for GovTech solutions One of the biggest challenges for GovTechs is balancing innovation with cost efficiency.

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Innovation Efficiency Collaboration Balance 52

The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

Author: Larry Berglund As part of the assessment on the ability of a supply chain department to deliver value effectively , is its ability to do so efficiently. To have an objective assessment on efficiency, there should be a set of KPIs or measurement tools to compare. Efficiency metrics examples 1.The

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Efficiency Balance Procurement E-procurement 52

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s no secret that procurement professionals nationwide are struggling with budgets, bandwidth and staffing shortages. They’ve saved tens of thousands of dollars in their budget and shaved months off their process by partnering with a cooperative.

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Procurement Team Procurement Purchasing Supply Chain 58

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

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Government Government Budget Quality 97

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

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In the meantime, contractors are warily, I guess, eyeing this Department of Government Efficiency. And in order for the Department of Government Efficiency to be successful, it probably doesn’t need to match the rhetoric coming out. At the same time, do we want some efficiency in government? Is there room for efficiency?

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Procurement Efficiency Contract Budget 59

Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 26, 2024

On April 4, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, wrote a letter to Gary Gensler , the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about delays and lack of transparency in the agency’s whistleblower compensation.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.”

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Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Over the course of several months, the ITVMO, the Office of Management and Budget and Microsofts federal division discussed the governments requests and proposed additional ways to establish a strategic partnership, Stanton wrote in the blog obtained by Federal News Network. GSAs optimism for this time is based on several factors.

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Inventory Price Purchasing Negotiation 85

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

calls on the director of the Office of Management and Budget to embrace multi-cloud technology across federal agencies, identifying barriers to adoption and best practices for implementation. Committee Chair Gary Peters, D-Mich., had offered a modified substitute amendment as the underlying bill. The legislation , co-sponsored by Sens.

Innovation 137

Innovation Budget Purchasing Efficiency 137

FedScoop

MAY 1, 2024

Established in 2019 by the Office of Management and Budget, QSMOs are intended to serve as “governmentwide storefronts” for technology solutions and services in various areas, according to GSA. The rollout of the website aligns with OPM’s pre-designation as the QSMO for civilian human resources services across the federal government.

Budget 114

Budget Management Finance Quality 114

FedScoop

JULY 12, 2024

As the federal government awaits final guidance from the Office of Management and Budget meant to modernize and reform the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, one of Capitol Hill’s top federal IT modernization advocates believes that the program is “undeniably” in a state of limbo until that guidance is issued.

Budget 119

Budget Management Collaboration Efficiency 119

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

As aid budgets shrink and the pressure to end aid dependency grows, governments are under growing pressure to maximize domestic resources and value for money. This limits its utility and efficiency for both the Bank and its clients. This post was originally published on the ODI Global blog.

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Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Procurement Team 52

FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Our budgeting process is stupid. Who in their right mind would run a commercial enterprise or operation using a budget that was conceived three years ago?” If we ran our government like we ran Silicon Valley, we’d be much more efficient,” Holcombe said. Our procurement is stupid. Holcombe said.

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Government Government Budget Quality 115

FedScoop

APRIL 5, 2024

So far, there’s been positive feedback from the pilots that generative AI has “significantly enhanced data analysis, efficiency, and productivity,” Sim said. A recent Office of Management and Budget memo further directs agencies to “assess potential beneficial uses” of generative AI uses and establish safeguards.

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Efficiency Data Innovation Media 137

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Understanding these factors and applying them appropriately ensures effective and efficient procurement that aligns with organizational policies and objectives. In summary, the selection of a procurement method depends on factors such as cost thresholds, market conditions, the nature of the requirement, and the urgency of the situation.

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Procurement Competitive Bidding Bidding Supplier 105

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

of respondents characterized their payment collection systems as very efficient, with a concerning 51% describing their systems as either inefficient or “neutral.” Governments with outdated systems may find it challenging to implement such changes efficiently, exacerbating financial strains.

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Government Government Efficiency Finance 98

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

– Spend control through real-time visibility into budget consumption, negotiated prices, preferred suppliers, engagement channels. – Process efficiency with reduced cycle times and considerably decreased errors or fraud opportunities. Now, you need to build your business case to get that budget from Finance.

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Eprocurement E-procurement Supplier Purchasing 94

GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

In September 2021, the Office of Management and Budget unveiled a draft federal strategy , emphasizing the need for a zero-trust architecture to meet evolving cybersecurity demands. This layer optimizes resource efficiency and fosters consistency in multi-cloud environments, accelerating cloud adoption.

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Utilities Demand Budget Government 116

Government Contracts

APRIL 11, 2025

federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Government Efficiency to start processing 1,000 pages of documents per month to potentially hand over to a watchdog group seeking insight into DOGE's "secretive operations," saying DOGE's actions were of "highest national concern."

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Budget Efficiency Management Government 52

FedScoop

DECEMBER 19, 2023

From automating mundane tasks and increasing productivity to quickly and efficiently processing large amounts of data that was once locked in data silos, the possibilities are becoming realities. Take for instance the U.S. And all AI and ML capabilities boil down to one thing: data.

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Government Government Data Efficiency 98

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 30, 2024

Under a potential five-year, $84 million blanket purchase agreement, the financial management, budget and acquisition software Momentum, tailored to federal agencies, will provide the USPTO with secure financial management services to boost operational efficiency and support revenue collection, CGI said Wednesday.

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Contract Budget Purchasing Efficiency 64

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

Unfortunately, we don’t have the budget to invest in sophisticated software that would help us to review the volume of records that we receive. While standardized tech upgrades to support FOIA requests haven’t materialized yet, agency officials who have leveraged new technologies have seen a marked difference in their efficiencies. “We

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Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 139

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Navy says it’s seen huge successes in a pilot project that aims to change the decades-old, hardware-centric budgeting model Congress and the Pentagon use to plan and execute DoD’s spending into one that actually makes sense for modern information technology. But proving to lawmakers that it’s a good idea, so far, has been challenging.

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FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

billion of the Department of Defense’s annual budget is spent on cancer as part of a broader effort to improve military health care for more than 9 million eligible beneficiaries. Approximately $1.7 One groundbreaking development in pathology and cancer detection is the augmented reality microscope (ARM).

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Public Private Partnership Collaboration Efficiency Innovation 112

FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

Passing the legislation is important “given the amount of dollars that are at stake, but also … [the] security implications and just pure efficiencies and resiliency of operations,” Triplette said. “We We depend on our cloud operations, we depend on our daily technology to function every day, and this is getting at it.”

Purchasing 132

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 132

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Standardizing the tools can also help improve project efficiency. Managing costs – Select tools that help track and manage project resources to keep the budget on track. Cloud-native technologies – Adopting cloud-native technologies can improve operational efficiency for cloud projects and help lower cost.

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Project Management Management Budget Thresholds 80

Federal News Network

JUNE 17, 2024

The Shared Services Leadership Coalition was formed to specifically focus on shared services and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government founded by John Marshall. Tom Temin And I would think in some ways, shared services would be more efficient now than in the past. Tom Temin And John is still around.

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