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UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement: what makes it strong and what’s still missing

Open Contracting Partnership

5) Civic participation – partial win Paragraph 17 encourages states “to foster transparency through effective and inclusive public participation across the whole public procurement cycle” and paragraph 19 contains a clear reference to “acting upon public feedback and civic monitoring”.

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On technology buys, it’s important that agency stakeholders work together throughout the process

American City & Country

He notes that change management for end-users is also a key component in technology upgrade projects that is often left off the internal roadmap. Change is hard, and workforce skills may not match the day-to-day changes brought on by the new tech, so work with your vendor to plan adequate training.”

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GSA begins FedRAMP pilot to change request process

FedScoop

A new FedRAMP pilot will utilize a non-blocking process for reviewing significant changes to the governmentwide compliance program for cloud services, the General Services Administration announced Wednesday. Cloud providers planning to release a new feature before the end of the year are encouraged to apply, per the GSA.

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Take on Large-Scale Changes

GovLoop

“When you’re dealing with change management projects, at the beginning it feels like taking on the whole elephant at once,” acknowledged Chetrice L. We’re going to create this huge thing that we want people to participate in. Sometimes change managers say they want feedback but have no intention of acting on it.

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VA still has ‘significant concerns’ as Oracle works to get EHR modernization back on track

FedScoop

. “[Oracle] training and change management are still woefully inadequate and user satisfaction is still critically low,” said Rep. I’m disappointed that Oracle Health isn’t here to participate in this conversation. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla.,

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Applying AI to Advance Agency Missions

FedInsider

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone.

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Moving Customers to the Front of the Digital Transformation Line

FedInsider

Complimentary Registration Accreditation: Participants can earn a Training Certificate in Business Management & Organization.* Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate Delivery Method: Group Online Training * To receive a Training Certificate you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar.