American City & Country

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The district recently used cooperative purchasing to enhance its school environment with outdoor seating areas—a move that reflects both the district’s financial responsibility and focus on student well-being. Why Cooperative Purchasing?

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Finance Education Bidding 58

GovLoop

MAY 3, 2023

Being able to scale granularly where you need it can help with budgets,” Alexander said. Through this program, an agency can purchase a storage platform today, and Pure Storage will keep the hardware up to date over time and add new software features as they become available. Legacy storage technology can be such a drag.

Data 93

Data IT Capacity Integrity 93

FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

Five of the country’s leading software and tech advocacy organizations are urging Senate and House leadership to pass bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at improving federal agency oversight and management of software purchases before this congressional term comes to a close. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Gary Peters, D-Mich.,

Purchasing 119

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 119

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At GovSpend, we continuously receive purchase order data with line-item detail from over 30K state and local agencies and public school systems. I know what you’re thinking: Another post about AI and how it’s game-changing and if you’re not using it all day every day for everything you do, you’re miles behind the competition.

Purchasing 101

Purchasing Budget Data Price 101

FedTech Magazine

JULY 26, 2023

As the end of another fiscal year approaches, federal agencies are making the final decisions on what technology is a must-have before the current budget concludes. Agencies should ensure that their new purchases will fit into their existing infrastructure. Impulse buys in a spend-it-or-lose-it situation are unwise, however.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Integration Integrity Budget 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

– Spend control through real-time visibility into budget consumption, negotiated prices, preferred suppliers, engagement channels. Think about all the users (requisitioners, approvers) of a P2P process and the amount of time they spend purchasing if the process is inefficient. Difference Between Procure to Pay and eProcurement.

Eprocurement 94

Eprocurement E-procurement Supplier Purchasing 94

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 121

Innovation Budget Purchasing Efficiency 121

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

This approach works for purchasing commoditized hardware but falls short for assessing cloud solutions. Cloud computing expands organizations’ capabilities through scalability, flexibility, and global reach, eliminating large upfront capital purchases. We have a limited budget. Why can’t we just focus on price?

Procurement 80

Procurement IT Price Sustainability 80

ivalua

APRIL 20, 2023

With an intuitive e-commerce experience, Ivalua’s eProcurement platform will help Hutchinson globalize and streamline purchase requisitions, digitalize and automate large volumes of purchase orders, simplify receiving processes, and improve budget tracking. Redwood City, CA, 20 April 2023. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

Eprocurement 52

Eprocurement Procurement IT E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Kupang, a very small port city on the island of Timor, will conduct probity audits for the first time in 2024, after ICW and the Inspectorate successfully advocated for an increase to the procurement oversight budget – to about US$80,000 up from $18,000 previously (equivalent to 0.02% of the Kupang government’s total spending).

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Jason Miller is the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget. Acquisition of AI presents some novel challenges, even though in some respects, much of the acquisition is similar to purchases of software without AI,” Miller said. taxpayers on the products and services that we are acquiring.”

Inventory 123

Inventory Budget Management Utilities 123

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Department of Defense (DoD) has designated DCAA to establish and conduct a program for performing regularly scheduled defective pricing audits. [5] 5] Based on inter-agency agreements, this program includes contracts awarded by certain non-DoD agencies as well as DoD contracts. [6]

Negotiation 98

Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

In order to manage those fluctuating costs, agencies need a way to set a consistent budget for their IT team, while still meeting their organization’s needs for data storage. A pay-as-you-go solution could be the answer for your agency. If your organization consistently goes beyond its committed capacity, the vendor will adjust accordingly.

Strategic Planning 96

Strategic Planning Capacity Supply Chain Demand 96

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s no secret that procurement professionals nationwide are struggling with budgets, bandwidth and staffing shortages. These roadblocks reveal opportunity though, as teams look toward cooperative purchasing for relief. That agility is a strongpoint of cooperative purchasing.” Read the full Dorchester County case study here.

Procurement Team 58

Procurement Team Procurement Purchasing Supply Chain 58

FedScoop

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Office of Management and Budget released a Thursday memorandum to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires agencies to offer equal access to electronic information and data for individuals with disabilities. Through the standards issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, or the U.S.

Budget 103

Budget Transportation Transportation Electronics 103

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

Michael Parrish, the VA’s chief acquisition officer and principal executive director, said during the hearing that the agency does not view the SCM as a “major” IT project because the VA has not established a “firm budget” or a “firm schedule.” Matt Rosendale, R-Mont.,

Supply Chain 92

Supply Chain Inventory Management Electronics Budget 92

GovLoop

JUNE 22, 2023

Through this program, an agency can purchase a storage platform today, and Pure Storage will keep the hardware up to date over time and add new software features as they become available. Another budget challenge is that many agencies have integrated their compute, network and storage systems. For the agency, it was a revelation.

Data 52

Data IT Budget Sustainability 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Fresh budgets make the best time to give your purchases a security refresh. By Hayden Smith. With the new fiscal year upon us, you might be looking at some big goals for the year ahead. Use your funds to make an impact that returns results all year long. What’s the spending strategy here?

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Efficiency Collaboration Utilities 52

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 12, 2024

Cyber-resilience doesn’t have to be expensive K12 schools have a tall task: addressing rigorous security and compliance requirements while also managing tight budgets. “CR and DR ensures the continuity of the school district’s educational and operational processes and minimizes downtime and the subsequent loss of instructional time.

Education 80

Education Budget Purchasing Data 80

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Purchase Order has been touted as the only way to manage ‘maverick’ spend (stopping off budget expenditure), but it’s also a way to automate invoice processing. My journey in Accounts Payable started back in 1998, when I worked on my first Accounts Payable automation solution combining scanning, OCR and workflow.

E-procurement 94

E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Where once both hardware and software could be budgeted as one-time purchases, cloud-based solutions require ongoing contracts that need a maintenance-style budget. You pay for what you use, but it’s budgeted as a utilization product,” Helou said. From a budgeting standpoint, how do we anticipate it?”

Procurement 52

Procurement Budget Purchasing Buyers 52

AWS Public Sector

JULY 1, 2024

The CreateTrack tool , a one-stop system for budgeting, project tracking, communication, and invoicing. The CreatorUp store , an ecommerce experience for purchasing the 900 different digital media services being offered. In-house resources and outside agencies typically cannot produce content at a level or pace that matches the need.

Education 128

Education Demand Media Digital Media 128

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. billion in spending.

Inventory 74

Inventory Price Purchasing Negotiation 74

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

According to the panelists, there are some key features and functionality that make best-in-class supply chain solutions a better choice for healthcare organizations: Guided procure-to-pay compliance: The concept of compliant purchasing in healthcare encompases the front-end user experience. What Makes a Supply Chain Solution Best-in-Class?

Supply Chain 88

Supply Chain Management Total Cost of Ownership Warehouse 88

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

For organizations, this means employees can easily and quickly buy all the goods and services need from preferred contracts, ensures they stay within budget and work with required approvals. Buying at negotiated prices and within budget. Pain-Point: Purchasing compliance and collaboration. Reduced errors, fraud and risk.

Procurement 81

Procurement E-auction E-procurement End to End 81

SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For example, according to a report published by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the 2013 shutdown was estimated to reduce Gross Domestic Product growth by between $2 and $6 billion. It seems that the FAR’s authors didn’t really envision the government shutting down as a normal occurrence.

Government 90

Government Government Contract Government Contracts 90

GovLoop

JANUARY 27, 2023

Or jobs that someone else has figured out how to automate?” – 2022 Cyberthreat Defense Report An agency’s limited budget or staff shortages doesn’t negate their need for strong cybersecurity. Or activities that require special skills? Find out more about SOC as a service by downloading this report.

Utilities 64

Utilities Budget Purchasing Engineering 64

GovLoop

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the past, securing the IT necessary for managing government information meant purchasing tangible items, such as servers. Overcoming purchasing hurdles is one objective, but Speece said there are other ways agencies can innovate for the long term. In other words, 20% of your budget should produce 80% of the outcomes you want.

Innovation 59

Innovation Data Budget Purchasing 59

GovSpend

MARCH 18, 2024

At GovSpend, we continuously receive purchase order data with line-item detail from over 30K state and local agencies and public school systems. I know what you’re thinking: Another post about AI and how it’s game-changing and if you’re not using it all day every day for everything you do, you’re miles behind the competition.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Budget Data Price 52

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 6, 2024

Richard Turnquist, assistant athletic director of data and analytics, was interested in how the department could use analytics to drive the department’s budget and financial goals. Predictive modeling results in more powerful messaging In the past, the Pitt marketing team could only see how many tickets a fan had purchased per season.

Data 75

Data Education Innovation Warehouse 75

Naomi Clews Consultancy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

​I was responsible for my individual budget that included a Profit and Loss (P&L) account. ​I'd conduct all my analysis and purchasing work in the morning and in the afternoon, I would get out of the office to perform random physical stock checks in the warehouse and discuss any issues with the warehouse manager.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain IT Warehouse Demand 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract writing system and overall electronic procurement system is on shaky ground. That hubris reared its ugly head most recently in June when the Navy retracted a technical assessment that found shortcomings in the Navy’s electronic procurement system (ePS) program.

Procurement 118

Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 118

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Competitive Pricing and Cost Savings Procurement teams are always looking for ways to stay within budget while maximizing the value of their contracts. This is especially important for public sector organizations, which often face tight budgets and increased scrutiny over spending. This could include everything from cones to signs.

Procurement 58

Procurement Procurement Team Supplier Quality 58

Federal News Network

JANUARY 11, 2024

In addition to broadening the players at the sub tier level, we’re going to be using buying activities to increase commercial off the shelf purchasing, which is going to send a signal to industry that we care about this,” Najieb-Locke said. and its closest allies currently can’t match that of China.

Supply Chain 106

Supply Chain Capacity Public Private Partnership Manufacturing 106

American City & Country

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The battle against germs and infections is ongoing, especially within educational institutions, which is why it is important for facilities and procurement departments to prioritize hygiene and budget-conscious choices. Thus, strategic procurement decisions that prioritize hygiene and budget-conscious choices receive high remarks.

Education 58

Education Budget Procurement Balance 58

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Government is now pressed to use up the remainder of its budget. This is the annual timeframe that companies and governments use for both budgeting and financial reporting. Used in federal tax filing and budget documents for reporting expenses and income, the fiscal year is utilized in accounting for the Government.

Budget 59

Budget Bidding Utilities Government Contracts 59

Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Key Takeaways Understand the unique decision-making dynamics and purchasing policies of government buyers to tailor your offerings and build strong relationships. Government buyers operate under strict purchasing policies designed to ensure accountability and compliance in their procurement processes.

Government 52

Government Government Buyers Government Contracts 52