Remove Budget Remove Evaluation Remove Leadership
article thumbnail

Modernizing Public Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

Governments worldwide control vast budgets through procurement, giving them the power to: Drive innovation by demanding advanced solutions from vendors. Many procurement teams lack the technical expertise to draft precise specifications or rigorously evaluate proposals.

article thumbnail

Friday Flash 11/01/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

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? Leadership from several GSA FAS categories will be in attendance to discuss their upcoming priorities, programs, and initiatives. James Peake , M.D.,

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Indiana DOC works with Mi-Case to fast-track offender management system launch on AWS

AWS Public Sector

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. Due to immediate visualization, IDOC was able to evaluate the product, test it continually, and offer feedback along the way.

article thumbnail

Klobuchar and Thune introduce foundational AI legislation

FedScoop

The bill would also require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop recommendations for agencies regarding “high-impact” AI systems, which the Office of Management and Budget would then implement. It would also support NIST’s development of a methodology to mitigate unanticipated behavior from AI systems.

article thumbnail

Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.” Additionally, it’s important to plan for the entire product lifecycle, factoring in system maintenance, upgrades and eventual replacement when considering budget constraints.”

article thumbnail

The UK's AI Opportunities Action Plan -- a procurement view

How to Crack a Nut

Coupled with the current budget and expectations of public sector productivity gains, the action plan will put AI adoption top of the agenda for public sector organisations (if it wasnt there already). But doing this well is not easy - it will require real leadership and radical change, especially in procurement. This will require: 34.

article thumbnail

Cost estimates for IRS’s Direct File program were incomplete, GAO says

FedScoop

The tax agency, which received tens of billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act to improve the taxpayer experience, budgeted $114 million for Direct File for fiscal 2024. Taken together, these steps should help support data-driven evaluation by IRS leadership and members of Congress.”