Art of Procurement

MARCH 23, 2023

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post [Pod] Procurement 6 – March 24th, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement 132

Telles.eu

MARCH 24, 2023

I spent some time over the last couple of weeks preparing my electronic procurement slides for some classes at the University of Belgrade and had a chance to look into eForms. My views about the lack of ambition of the current crop of electronic procurement related rules are not new, particularly in connection with the ESPD and eCertis. The first is still a form dependant on data being manually filled and checked and the second a ‘reference’ tool and not a canonical source of information parties

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Electronics Procurement Data Quality 100

GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

Data drives decisions — both good and bad. The days of “static data” housed in filing cabinets or resources like encyclopedias are long over. As Richard Breakiron, Commvault’s Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives for the Federal Sector, points out, agency and mission readiness and success are driven by “data readiness,” and today data is a “flow variable” and the challenge is managing the volume, velocity and variety of data for actionable insight.

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Data Management Accountability Integration 105

Public Procurement Intl

MARCH 21, 2023

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Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

Logistics

Art of Procurement

MARCH 23, 2023

Nothing that is simple is real, and nothing that is real is simple. Procurement and supply chain professionals excel at. The post [Pod] The Next Phase of Dial P for Procurement Begins appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Supply Chain 128

Supply Chain Procurement Business Strategy Risk Management 128

Telles.eu

MARCH 24, 2023

As mentioned on yesterday's blogpost, one of the doubts I had on my mind was on the legality of the transposition of Article 72 of Directive 2014/24/EU into Portugal in its current draft of Article 370 of the Public Contracts Code. The Portuguese law makers have taken a fairly complex and convoluted article from the Directive and the with the draft(s) introduced in May 2021 and November 2022 simply butchered it to its bare bones.

Quantity 100

Quantity Contract IT Public Procurement 100

FedTech Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum promotes the United States’ most impressive aeronautic and astronautic achievements. The museum was unveiled in 1976 by then-president Gerald Ford. Fast-forward to 2023, and the museum remains one of the most popular in the country. However, a re-examination of its legacy infrastructure pushed the museum to transform the exhibit experience for a new generation.

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Networking Innovation IT 62

Art of Procurement

MARCH 19, 2023

“I didn’t set out to try and make content for everybody. My goal in those early days was, if I. The post [Pod] The Journey to 1 Million Downloads of the Art of Procurement Podcast w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Procurement 80

Procurement Leadership 80

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 24, 2023

I have recently had some interesting discussions on the role of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in liberalising procurement-related international trade. The standard analysis is that FTAs serve the purpose of reciprocally opening up procurement markets to the economic operators of the signatory parties, and that the parties negotiate them on the basis of reciprocal concessions so that the market access given by A to economic operators from B roughly equates that given by B to economic operators fro

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers Tender Negotiation 52

GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

Agencies have a lot of data to manage and that can get costly – it’s estimated that 45% or more of all enterprise IT spending will be used toward public cloud solutions by 2026. 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.

Strategic Planning 96

Strategic Planning Capacity Supply Chain Demand 96

FedTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2023

Office of Personnel Management CIO Guy Cavallo had big shoes to fill in July 2021 when he took over for Clare Martorana, who had moved into a new role as federal CIO. He hit the ground running, launching a cloud center of excellence and a cloud data center, as well as a digital services team that he continues to build out. More recently, Cavallo set his sights on improving the customer experience on opm.gov, with the goal of simplifying access to federal benefits down to two clicks.

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Data Management 57

Select GCR

MARCH 23, 2023

United States Government Funds Veteran Business Programs The federal government sets aside lower competition contract opportunities to encourage small business ownership among veterans. Currently, only 2.5 million U.S. businesses are veteran owned. In 2023, there are over 18 million veterans in the United States with over 19% of these veterans classified as service-disabled veterans.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Contract Participation Government 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 23, 2023

I had the honour of being invited to contribute to a future publication to celebrate the EFTA Court’s 30th Anniversary in 2024. I was asked to revisit the Fosen-Linjen Saga on the EFTA Court’s interpretation of the threshold for liability in damages arising from breaches of EU/EEA procurement law. The abstract of my chapter is as follows: The 2017-2019 Fosen-Linjen Saga saw the EFTA Court issue diametrically opposed views on the threshold for damages liability arising from breaches of EEA/EU pub

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Procurement Public Procurement Contract 52

GovLoop

MARCH 20, 2023

In technology modernization, an agency can move only as quickly as its staff can adapt and learn. Quality learning isn’t accomplished by attending a certain number of trainings or watching a certain number of videos. It comes from something bigger: the culture of the agency. Below, three transformation experts share their tips and insights for building a productive learning culture.

Participation 64

Participation Capacity Quality IT 64

ivalua

MARCH 22, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Nashville! March 22, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW by Eloise Barnum Y’all Ready? We are thrilled to invite procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues to Ivalua NOW Nashville. This year we’re embarking on a journey toward “Breaking New Ground” !

Innovation 52

Innovation Procurement Procurement Team Finance 52

Art of Procurement

MARCH 21, 2023

Procurement and supply chain professionals talk about agility and resilience so often, that I suspect both words have lost most. The post Learning to Practice Resilient Thinking In the Real World appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Procurement Risk Management Management 52

Bestek Procurement

MARCH 23, 2023

`In this episode, Willem and Marta discuss the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and it's impact on public procurement. How will this new regulation affect public procurement procedures? What are initial discussion points? And how could they be resolved? For desert, they discuss events after the pandemic. What are relevant choices in organising events in this new era?

Procurement 40

Procurement Public Procurement IT 40

GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

Why is recognition important in the workplace? Why do employees need that pat on the back? During a recent New Supervisors in Government virtual networking event, “How to Recognize Employees (Without Funding),” guest speaker Melissa Kepler, Coach and Facilitator for LMI, said that as a human, “we all deserve to be told we’ve done a good job.” “Some people really need to hear it, especially if they’re in a public-facing position,” she said.

Import 59

Import Networking Evaluation Government 59

Telles.eu

MARCH 23, 2023

I was in Portugal for the last few days and the talk of town for the last week or so is yet another procurement case gone horribly wrong. Transtejo, the public company who runs the ferries in Lisbon acquired 10 electric ferries to renew its fleet with the Portuguese Audit Court torpedoing the whole thing when running its legality assessment of the contract(s).

Tender 100

Tender Procurement Public Procurement Manufacturing 100

FedTech Magazine

MARCH 20, 2023

Federal agencies have embraced Software as a Service delivery models for many of their core applications, from internal email to external help desk platforms. SaaS solutions can help an agency focus on service delivery excellence while relying on the vendor for application infrastructure support. Bringing a cloud-delivered application into the agency ecosystem often involves integrating single sign-on capabilities, incorporating agency data and managing user lifecycles within the application.

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Integration Integrity Data Management 98

GovLoop

MARCH 24, 2023

Understandably, most IT leaders would prefer to avoid a cyberattack altogether, but that’s not always possible. Here’s a quick look at how the threat landscape is growing: With the severity of cyberattacks like these on the rise, some agencies are turning to cybersecurity insurance for an added level of protection. But the cost of frequent ransomware attacks has driven up the price of insurance by at least 25 percent, putting it out of reach for some organizations.

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Insurance Utilities Price Purchasing 52

GovLoop

MARCH 24, 2023

Although cloud is no longer a new technology, many agencies are still in the early stages of embracing it. If you’re investigating if cloud is right for your organization, you likely have questions about how cloud works and what benefits it could bring your agency. Let’s start with the basics. Did you know there are four different types of cloud you can utilize?

Utilities 52

Utilities Balance Management IT 52

GovLoop

MARCH 24, 2023

Quick quiz: Which of the following statements are true? 1) Cloud isn’t secure. 2) Cloud is prohibitively expensive. 3) You can’t move just a portion of your resources to the cloud. 4) Putting our data in the cloud means we’ll never be able to find it. The answer? They are all false. By dispelling misconceptions surrounding the cloud, agencies can take advantage of its security, cost-saving and collaboration opportunities.

Data 52

Data Collaboration Management IT 52

GovLoop

MARCH 21, 2023

If you’re looking for a standard digital transformation playbook, stop now. There isn’t one. Many agencies undertaking transformation initiatives are dealing with common problems: a lack of agility, increasing “surprise” costs, problems with security and compliance, overly complex management issues and an overall lack of collaboration across the IT environment.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Data Networking Demand 52