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State Dept. reshaping acquisition organization, processes

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It helps me with category management. But that is not the panacea for category management. Michael Derrios is the senior procurement executive at the State Department. “It How do we aggregate the demand?” Derrios said at the recent ACT-IAC AI Acquisition Forum. “I I love the fact we have the best-in-class vehicles.

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HUBZone Contract Spend – An Overview

GovSpend

I was also very curious to understand the industries that the HUBZone businesses won awards in, and interestingly, Construction & Facilities was the top industry sector followed by IT and professional services year over year since FY 21. No surprises to see the top NAICS correlate to the top categories.

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HUBZone Contract Spend – An Overview

GovSpend

I was also very curious to understand the industries that the HUBZone businesses won awards in, and interestingly, Construction & Facilities was the top industry sector followed by IT and professional services year over year since FY 21. No surprises to see the top NAICS correlate to the top categories.

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Thank You for a Successful Spring Training Conference!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Day One Speakers Keynote Speakers: Christine Harada , Senior Advisor, OFPP, OMB Moshe Schwartz , President, Etherton and Associates Panelists: Bonnie Evangelista , Acting Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for Acquisitions, DoD Polly Hall , Senior Advisor to the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS Udaya Patnaik , Chief Innovation (..)

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Thank you for an Outstanding Fall Training Conference!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

VA Allen Smith , Division Chief, Acquisition Service 2, VA Katie Hulse , Director, Acquisition Services 3 (Med/Surg Prime Vendor), VA Julian Thrash , Director, Acquisition Services 5 (NX, Telehealth, VHA Medical Furniture), VA Laura Scott , Director, Acquisition Services 6 (Community Care Network, etc.),

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Announcing the 2023 Excellence in Partnership Award Recipients!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

George Prochaska, Program Operations Executive Director, Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA Throughout his career at GSA, George Prochaska acted as a pioneer in supporting collaboration between government and industry.

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Friday Flash 04/26/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FAS Executive Panels: IT, Professional Services, and Assisted Services and General Supplies and Services On the afternoon of May 8, leadership from GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) will join us to discuss the priorities and initiatives from their respective offices.