FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

Practices such as inflexible licensing agreements and limited integration capabilities prevent federal agencies from accessing or utilizing the most cost-effective options available,” the letter continues. This dynamic undermines digital transformation. It also puts taxpayer dollars at risk of waste, fraud, and abuse.”

Purchasing 121

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 121

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 8, 2024

The key drivers of success for IDOC were agency executive leadership commitment, subject matter experts (SMEs), and Mi-Case’s agile project methodology which resulted in an on-time and on-budget implementation. Because of these success factors, IDOC and Mi-Case launched the new system in 27 months.

Management 75

Management Leadership Quality Budget 75

American City & Country

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Solution: Cooperative Partner Landscape Forms Rye Neck UFSD turned to OMNIA Partners’ cooperative purchasing program, which allowed them to quickly and efficiently source outdoor furniture through Landscape Forms , an organization with expertise in modernizing outdoor spaces. Why Cooperative Purchasing?

Purchasing 59

Purchasing Finance Education Bidding 59

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

With many constraints and demands on local budgets, getting additional resources can be difficult—forcing educators to do more with less. The study found that employers and employees in the education sector anticipate that AI utilization will improve productivity by more than one-third.

Education 126

Education Demand Innovation Capacity 126

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

AI is just another tool in the technology market, only becoming a powerful resource when agencies learn how to best utilize it to reach mission goals. And Kurt Steege, CTO for ThunderCat Technology, introduces the concept of “multimodal AI,” which processes data in multiple formats, broadening its utility.

Leadership 59

Leadership Innovation Utilities Education 59

Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 7, 2024

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.

Innovation 52

Innovation Efficiency Procurement Negotiation 52

Bonfire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Public water utilities around the country are facing the monumental task of updating aging water systems. There’s never been a better time to explore creative solutions for stretching budgets further and turning federal infrastructure funding into transformative investments in efficient and sustainable water management.

Finance 59

Finance Management Utilities Efficiency 59

FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said the agency is using Inflation Reduction Act funds to continue to modernize systems through AI utilization. Werfel said AI can also assist the agency with automated efficiency to reduce mistakes and strengthen the tax system’s integrity, allowing investigators “to go where scrutiny is needed most.”

Accountability 101

Accountability Utilities Data Budget 101

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.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

Extract Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, government agencies face the formidable challenge of staying current with technological advancements while fulfilling their primary mission: serving the public effectively and efficiently. This is where automated data extraction technology comes into play.

Government 52

Government Government Transparency Efficiency 52

GovSpend

AUGUST 30, 2024

Other market dynamics like competitor influence, budget constraints, and contractual obligations can all affect your pipeline. Utilize Data and Analytics Timing and market trends play a significant role in pipeline management. Agencies tend to favor preferred and vetted vendors that other agencies are using.

Bidding 59

Bidding Purchasing Data Influencing 59

American City & Country

AUGUST 30, 2024

According to a recent benchmarking report , fuel costs made up 50 percent of fleets’ budgets on average. While manually tracking data can provide decent results, automated tracking methods are more efficient and reduce the risk of human error, ensuring cleaner data. For most fleets, fuel is the No.

Management 52

Management Fleet Optimization Purchasing Data 52

GovSpend

APRIL 29, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in Atlanta, GA, I had the pleasure of co-presenting on this very topic with Wayne Berry, a Senior Procurement Analyst at the HHS OSDBU.

Data 52

Data Contract Price Procurement 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

The technology’s potential to enhance the precision of economic forecasts, optimize budget allocations, and streamline tax administration is immense. AI Can Improve Efficiency of Tax Administrations AI also promises to revolutionize tax administration. The model foresaw a 19.4% GDP drop for El Salvador, closely matching the actual 19.7%

Transparency 64

Transparency Data Efficiency Capacity 64

GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Fresh budgets make the best time to give your purchases a security refresh. Rationale: Only your team knows what kinds of tools can make their lives easier or work more efficiently. Rationale: Any kind of security automation eases the burden on developers and improves efficiency. By Hayden Smith.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Efficiency Collaboration Utilities 52

GovLoop

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Enter the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT), a pairing that promises not just efficiency but revolutionary remote management capabilities for internet-connected devices. Budgeting, procurement, and securing these systems remain top concerns. Let’s delve deeper into these terms.

Networking 64

Networking Integration Integrity Management 64

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

Unlock the power of AP automation and hit new heights in straight-through-processing by utilizing smart matching within one-click workflows that manage line level allocations and tax treatment automatically. 70% increase in invoice processing efficiency’ – Crédit Agricole. Improves efficiency by allowing the PO number to be added.

Supplier 52

Supplier Buyers Budget E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

Introductory course The School of Applied Research in Public Procurement sought to develop participants’ skills in monitoring, research, policy analysis, and promoting public procurement reforms and open contracting in Central Asia, with a vision to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency in the use of public funds.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates federal grants to states and local governments in FY2019 totaled nearly three quarters of a trillion dollars. trillion, making grants roughly 17% of the total federal budget. . Federal grants often make up a large portion of any state, county or municipal budget.

Management 52

Management Supply Chain Budget Transparency 52

FedInsider

JUNE 19, 2024

In professional baseball, winning championships does not depend on having a large budget. Tune in on your favorite podcasting platform as we explore how local governments and educational institutions can utilize these resources to compensate for limited cybersecurity funding.

Education 64

Education Government Government Insurance 64

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 11, 2024

We were trying to understand how we could put this data to use efficiently and quickly, because we didn’t want researchers wasting their time in pre-processing,” said Shruthi. Their experience with larger pipelines and streaming real-time data was just what SCAER needed to modernize while keeping their budget under control.

Data 81

Data Education Quantity Warehouse 81

The Contractor's Perspective

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

more efficient energy storage and distribution technologies, and energy conservation measures.” At that time the DOE utilized Title I prioritization authorities to ensure that emergency supplies of natural gas continued to flow to California utilities. . § 4502(a)(6). energy security.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Manufacturing Distribution Utilities 40

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Including key elements like an executive summary, company profile, customer testimonials, scope of work, project methodology, timeline, budget overview, and terms and conditions ensure that bid proposals are thorough, professional, and persuasive. Budget Overview Transparency about pricing is a key decision-making factor for clients.

Bidding 52

Bidding Price Quality Budget 52

Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is actively introducing strategies to encourage federal agencies to work with these businesses, ensuring that they have a fair shot at securing valuable contracts. Securing even a fraction of these federal contracting dollars can catalyze substantial growth and expansion for many small businesses.

Government 52

Government Government Government Contracts Negotiation 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Budgeting challenges as tail spend typically often not planned for . Poorly utilized preferred suppliers with negotiated pricing. There is value in automating processes to reduce tail spend to increase efficiency and decrease transaction costs. Extra work processing supplier invoices, creating higher costs.

Buyers 52

Buyers Supplier Purchasing Procurement Team 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

We have a limited budget. Workloads can also be continuously optimized over time to maximize efficiency as needs evolve. While daunting, fully utilizing the public cloud’s capabilities is essential. The organizational impact goes from tactical to strategic as you move from pillar to pillar. Why can’t we just focus on price?

Procurement 80

Procurement IT Price Sustainability 80

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 30, 2024

This would prevent multiple rounds of review for packages, increasing the efficiency of both CSPs and FedRAMP. Another pilot aimed at reducing administrative burden for employees utilizes generative AI. or A private LLM, producing feedback in accordance with evaluations that reviewers have given in the past.

Utilities 40

Utilities Supply Chain Evaluation Procurement 40

Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

It is a low-code system built on the Appian platform, meant to standardize contract writing, reduce costs and create efficiencies on both ends of the contract. The Navy ePS program is on track, on budget and hitting all of its milestones, and since the report came out, they’ve onboarded yet another tranche of users and migrated $1.6

Procurement 120

Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 120

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Manufacturers can off-set the effects of inflation and avoid passing on price increases to their goods and services by maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement function. Consequently, staying on top of these financial trends gives manufacturers a critical edge in predicting their bottom line.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Procurement Supplier 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market? Attendees will gain critical insights into: What’s next for the VA budget and healthcare investments? is less than one month away! Authored by Scott N.

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence (AI), government agencies are leveraging AI technologies to enhance security, operational efficiency, and data analysis across various sectors.

Engineering 52

Engineering Data Innovation Transportation 52

Procureware

APRIL 12, 2019

Most procurement software projects are focused on efficiency; however, transparency needs to have equal attention. Vancouver also provides a budget estimate and a bidders list. Below is an example from Lincoln Electric System (LES), an electric utility in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Transparency 40

Transparency Bidding Bidder Tender 40

ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For most businesses increasing invoice processing efficiency to 70% across 60,000 suppliers would be a stretch target. They have accomplished this by utilizing smart matching across orders, contracts, and receipts; together with one-click workflows that manage line level allocations and tax treatment automatically.

Supplier 52

Supplier Accountability Networking Supply Chain 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how to manage compliance risks and develop strategies that align with Federal guidelines while maintaining operational efficiency.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Networking Budget 52

Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 31, 2023

On October 27, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released a draft memorandum for public comment regarding Modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) (the “Draft Memo”). To submit a public comment, utilize this link.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Evaluation Participation Government 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

Attendees will gain valuable insights into how to manage compliance risks and develop strategies that align with Federal guidelines while maintaining operational efficiency. There are two sets of rules that will be utilized when the CMMC program is fully formed. Comments on the proposed rule are due on Oct. 26, 2023, and the U.S.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Thresholds Consulting 52

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lisa utilizes her strong marketing and operations background, out-of-the-box strategic approach, and 11-year-in-the-making response framework to guide small and medium sized businesses to successful state government contract wins.

Leadership 52

Leadership Project Management Consulting Management 52