Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

GAO also noted that Strativia’s non-compete agreements were not, by themselves, sufficient to establish that FDT did not have a reasonable basis to expect to furnish its proposed project manager and staff for performance. Lieberman’s FAR Consulting & Training at [link] , and Mistakes in Government Contracting at [link].

Project Management 52

Project Management Retail Government Contracts Contract Administration 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 22, 2024

Pat Aguilar is the managing director of Maximus’s Program Modernization Consulting group. He has more than 35 years of experience consulting for health and human services programs.

Government 52

Government Government Collaboration Consulting 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Singh is passionate about process and project management. He has been in numerous leadership roles in the private sector for over 25 years, spanning accounting, finance, technology & operations management spheres. The critical thread across roles is Program, Process and Project Management.

Accountability 142

Accountability Leadership Consulting Collaboration 142

FedInsider

MARCH 13, 2024

To view this webinar: Letting the Good Ones In, Keeping the Bad Ones Out: Managing Access for Zero Trust. Featured Speakers: Alper Kerman × Alper Kerman Security Engineer & Project Manager Alper Kerman is a security engineer and project manager at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), NIST.

Management 52

Management Project Management Engineering Risk Management 52

FedInsider

JULY 29, 2024

She presents at conferences worldwide, holds several recognized IT, security, and project management certifications and has a Master of Science degree in Information Technology. Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role. She has held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S.

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Media Participation Project Management Utilities 95

ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Project Manager (PM): The project manager oversees the implementation process, coordinating activities, managing timelines, and ensuring that project objectives are met. Implementation Partner: This team should be formed before the implementation kickoff, led and supported by analysts and consultants.

Procurement 95

Procurement Change Management Supply Chain Integration 95

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With over 25 years of higher education and local government IT experience, Lester has spoken at local, state and national conferences on topics ranging from telecommunications to project management to cybersecurity and data. Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role. She has held senior roles at the U.S.

Project Management 52

Project Management Networking Participation Leadership 52

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ben Marglin is a Senior Vice President with Karsun Solutions and has 25 years of experience in public sector management and technology consulting. He spent 17 years with Booz Allen Hamilton, and three years at American Management Systems doing state and local human services work. (You can begin reading their articles here.)

Leadership 52

Leadership Project Management Consulting Management 52

FedInsider

MAY 10, 2024

Federal Cybersecurity Leader Tony Hubbard is a Principal with KPMG and currently leads KPMG’s Federal Cybersecurity consulting practice. Tony has over 32 years of experience in providing business and technology consulting services, notably to United States Federal Government entities.

Leadership 75

Leadership Consulting Media Participation 75

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Orsay (France), September 02, 2019 – Viparis has chosen e-Procurement software vendor Ivalua and Consulting firm CKS to optimize the management of supplier relations, source-to-contract (purchase orders, calls for tender and contracts), expense analysis and measurement of Procurement performance.

E-procurement 53

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Her team works with human-centered design specialists and project managers to find ways of linking digital experts across the agency’s three centers. “We The digital services team has significant autonomy in the projects it’s working on, making the work more self-directed. So we’re building that community.”

Data 52

Data Project Management Management Consulting 52

FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

In that role, he oversees a program portfolio that includes Procurement Services, Business Service Center, and Project Management Office. Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role. She has held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Government 98

Government Government Strategic Planning Data 98

Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In Deloitte Consulting, LLP; Softrams, LLC , B-421801.2 With respect to a second strength related to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) best practices, LOC again attempted to explain its basis for assigning a strength to some offerors, but not others. Owen, Consultant, for her contribution to this alert.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Import Evaluation Consulting 52

FedInsider

JULY 10, 2024

He was involved in standing up DHS’ information security organization from the ground up, including managing IT security contracts totaling over $300M. Prior to his work at DHS, La Monte served as a consultant and spent over 20 years in the U.S. Army specializing in IT and cybersecurity.

Leadership 52

Leadership Networking Consulting Management 52

The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

Identify Roles and Responsibilities A RACI chart is an important project management tool to identify roles and responsibilities and reduce confusion. Procurement service providers work closely with public sector procurement consultants to streamline processes, maintain transparency, and uphold ethical standards.

Procurement 52

Procurement Market Analysis Bidder Public Procurement 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Da Silva is also Technical Project Manager for Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program at US-IGNITE/NSF PAWR PPO where he manages and oversees PAWR testbeds, including AERPAW, POWDER, COSMOS and ARA. Da Silva has PhD in computer engineering, MSc in computer science and MBA in project management.

Supply Chain 113

Supply Chain Telecommunication Networking Engineering 113

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 13, 2024

This year’s Spring Training Conference featured opportunities, including GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), GSA Pricing Tools, SAM.Gov, Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs, VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), VA Prosthetics, and the DHS Intellectual Property (IP) Investigations Center.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Participation Procurement Professional Services 59

FedInsider

DECEMBER 22, 2023

He was involved in standing up DHS’ information security organization from the ground up, including managing IT security contracts totaling over $300M. Prior to his work at DHS, La Monte served as a consultant and spent over 20 years in the U.S. Army specializing in IT and cybersecurity.

Networking 115

Networking Participation Leadership Telecommunication 115

GovLoop

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Additionally, the team’s Innovation Consulting unit provides workshops for city departments and other organizations. The Academy partners with Jefferson University to offer the eight-week training annually to 20 employees, ideally from 20 different city departments.

Innovation 98

Innovation Capacity Evaluation Management 98

FedInsider

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Securities & Exchange Commission Wilbert Vaughn × Wilbert Vaughn CDM Program Branch Chief Wil Vaughn has been in the information Technology business for over 30 years; first as a software programmer, a Senior Project Manager, now as a Cyber Security IT Specialist.

Networking 130

Networking Data Participation Leadership 130

Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Fact checked by Eddie Regan, BiP Solutions Principal Procurement Consultant Most remote workers don’t want to return to the office , so it’s essential to consider the work environment changes that businesses must adapt to. Project managers now have to reinvent how they engage their teams.

Tender 52

Tender Buyers Project Management Public Procurement 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 28, 2024

Those were ones where I got some tractability, quality, schedule, cost, project management, stuff that people care about a lot, right? He’s an independent defense researcher and consultant. You could look at four of the categories in which they get rated. Tom Temin We’re speaking with Researcher James Hasik.

Contract 96

Contract Professional Services Data Management 96

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

There he led a team of 60 engineering, operations, and consulting professionals in designing and operating Akamai’s public sector portfolio. Prior to his current position, he was the Senior Director of Public Sector Engineering at Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Management 72

Management IT Engineering Leadership 72

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Open consultative approaches and the use of digital tools and open data have been critical to promoting and tracking the switch to sustainable procurements, as Kęstutis Kazulis, principal advisor for sustainable procurement to LPPO told us when we first wrote about the reform last year. One without the other one would have been ineffective.”

Procurement 86

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 86

ivalua

APRIL 13, 2021

While some factors, such as company size and brand, are out of your control, the top factors according to a Forrester Consulting study on collaboration are. Efficient communication, the ability to securely share information and project manage efforts are all key to scaling collaboration across more processes, suppliers & categories.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Collaboration 52

The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

This article offers the perspective of an Owner’s Representative with training and experience in Public Sector Procurement, Risk, and Project Management. Procurement service providers work closely with public sector procurement consultants to streamline processes, maintain transparency, and uphold ethical standards.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Total Cost of Ownership Collaboration Budget 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the details, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. There are some places contractors can focus on in order to help the government keep its normal operations going on.

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Contract Professional Services Quantity Budget 91

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Earlier in his career, he supported the Marine Corps Systems Command as an information systems project manager and worked in information technology and engineering for several private-sector firms. He has more than 20 years’ experience in software sales and consulting. Navy for six years.

Engineering 52

Engineering Data Innovation Transportation 52

GovLoop

JUNE 26, 2023

You can avoid many problems before they happen by consulting stakeholders and constituents, she said. Those conversations can help by previewing the project, bringing stakeholders into the process, and uncovering areas of risk — and possible solutions. She recommends convening small focus groups of fewer than 10 people.

Distribution 52

Distribution Product Management Management Consulting 52

The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Being familiar with nascent construction management options such as Integrated Project Management or Progressive-Design Build methods require expertise. The Ice is Always Tilted Construction projects are costly, complex, contractually challenging, and fraught with unforeseeable factors.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Buyers Price Procurement 52

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In a 2016 article, the Centre for Public Impact, a government consulting firm, said that “the future public servant will increasingly need to think and act like an entrepreneur.” Not every new idea is a good idea, but new ideas are nevertheless essential to being an adaptive agency. If it isn’t here now, that future is coming fast.

Innovation 59

Innovation Consulting Data Government 59

ivalua

JUNE 7, 2021

While some factors, such as company size and brand, are out of your control, the top factor according to a Forrester Consulting study on collaboration is the timeliness of payments. All leading P2P solutions can address this. Digitise to enable effective collaboration across more suppliers and categories.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Price 52

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

In that role, he oversees a program portfolio that includes Procurement Services, Business Service Center, and Project Management Office. Featured Speakers: Moses Kamya × Moses Kamya Deputy Commissioner of Shared Services Moses Kamya is the Deputy Commissioner of Shared Services. She has held senior roles at the U.S.

IT 52

IT E-procurement Innovation Participation 52

ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

1100 + certified consultants (+56% growth). Leader Forrester Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022. Franck Lheureux and Alex Saric . David Khuat-Duy. 2021: The Year of many Milestones for Ivalua. NEW Payments Solution. 750 plus employees. Leader Forrester CLM for Buy-Side Contract Suites, Q4 2021.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 2, 2024

The dispute arose in connection with agreements for the development of four oil and gas infrastructure projects in Ecuador in which Worley served as project manager. (“Worley” or “Claimant”) and The Republic of Ecuador (“Ecuador” or “Respondent”). In possible exchange, Worley may have awarded Shaw a US$ 1.2 million contract.

Corruption 52

Corruption Bidding Balance Public Procurement 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Prior to this, he led Logistics Management Institute’s (LMI) Energy, Sustainability, and Resilience practice area and served as a senior consultant for multiple clients supporting federal real-property energy and sustainability programs. Keith holds a Bachelor’s in Biology, from Purdue University, and an MBA from Virginia Tech.

Sustainability 119

Sustainability Leadership Capacity Insurance 119

Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 10, 2023

They’re engaging agencies, assisting with problem identification, consulting on technical solutions and facilitating requests for 2026 extensions. His team developed a system to use disconnect data to identify the most significant transition risks and make the appropriate executive engagements with agencies.

Telecommunication 52

Telecommunication Inventory Accountability Project Management 52