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Head of DHS Procurement Paul Courtney Receives 2024 Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson

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Paul Courtney, chief procurement officer for the Department of Homeland Security, accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award from the award’s founder, Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, in a recent in-person meeting. Candidates are evaluated

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State Department wants to see ‘a lot more’ self-assessments from vendors

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Dion Turner, the supervisory contracting officer at the Interior Department, said while CPARS can be somewhat subjective based on the contracting officer, documentation is key to ensuring fair evaluations. What’s not subjective is your documentation and what you did performing under that contract.

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

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Many national and international certifications exist to assist in developing requirements or evaluating proposals with green purchasing components or goals. In addition, there are several comprehensive guides to green purchasing available online, including from the Nation Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO).

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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The Procurement team adds tremendous value in many areas, including operational performance, product quality, faster time to market and more. Yet to provide all of this value, it’s critical that Chief Procurement Officers have a seat at the table in discussions that impact the business.

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Procurement: The Startup’s New Best Friend?

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Indeed, to build relevant partnerships, Procurement must grasp its company’s challenges and its future areas of development, in a few words, get a much broader view beyond the often narrow procurement lens. This implies accepting to take more risks as entrepreneurs do. Nevertheless, this shall not be done at all costs.

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Procurement Innovation Lab to tackle ‘big A’ acquisition at DHS

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Scott Simpson, the digital transformation lead for the Procurement Innovation Lab at DHS, said the next chapter is all about improving the “big A” acquisition process. Scott Simpson is the digital transformation lead in the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer at DHS. “We’re

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6 Lessons for Procurement Digitization

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Chief Procurement Officers stand at the precipice of change and taking the next steps towards Procurement innovation is going to require strong leadership and expert guidance. Have regular meetings with the users and do evaluations in the tool. “If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” Woodrow Wilson.