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Effectiveness and Efficiency in Public Procurement: Key Pillars for Optimal Resource Management

The Procurement ClassRoom

Introduction In public procurement , effectiveness and efficiency are crucial for achieving optimal results using public resources judiciously. This discussion delves into the importance of these principles, examining both the goals to be achieved (effectiveness) and the optimal use of resources (efficiency).

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Balancing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Procurement

The Procurement School

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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How city governments can navigate the fiscal cliff

American City & Country

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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OPM’s new HR Marketplace aims to be ‘community center’ for federal services

FedScoop

But the agency is working on a strategy to also onboard commercial services and looking to ensure that information it provides is fresh so people will want to regularly return, Steve Krauss, a senior advisor for OPM’s HR Quality Services Management Office, or QSMO, told FedScoop.

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USPTO CIO says AI adoption is held back by government culture and bureaucracy

FedScoop

The USPTO in 2021 sent its top engineers to Google to be certified in TensorFlow and develop neural network feedback loops for patent examiners to rate algorithms, as well as to apply machine learning and AI to patent classification, search and quality. Our budgeting process is stupid. Our procurement is stupid.

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Technology’s role in sustainability: Takeaways from the AWS Sustainability Breakfast Briefing

AWS Public Sector

Hilary Tam, AWS principal sustainability transformation lead, noted that IDC Europe, a leading research consultancy, identified that 62 percent of large EMEA organisations will spend at least 5 percent of their IT budgets on sustainability actions in 2025.

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Celebrating a major small business milestone

Great Government Through Technology

This flexibility allows agencies to address a wide range of IT needs efficiently and effectively. Additionally, the sole-source capabilities of 8(a) STARS III enable faster acquisitions and provide direct access to small disadvantaged businesses, enhancing efficiency and promoting socio-economic goals.