FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

Historically, farmers have managed multiple fields as a single unit, despite marked variations in soil quality, topography and drainage capacity that can exist in those acres. To enable more granular oversight — for example, targeting weeds of a certain size, class or species for removal — the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been examining potential edge computing applications in the farming realm.

Capacity 103

Capacity Quality Data Management 103

Art of Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2022

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, The post [Pod] Hour of Change and Challenge: 10X the Impact of Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Procurement 69

Procurement Leadership 69

GovLoop

AUGUST 4, 2022

Increased focus on constituent experience is pushing agencies to expand and redesign their digital services. Government services have lagged behind retail, but constituent expectations haven’t. People take for granted easy online access to the information they need and expect quick and straightforward transactions that can be completed in one trip to a website.

Retail 59

Retail Strategic Planning Budget Demand 59

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2022

While the events of the pandemic created a number of new arguments, reckonings, and theories, one concept that was revisited for the umpteenth time was that of shorter working weeks. A reduction to four-day weeks or even five-hour days – sounds ideal, doesn’t it? While it might be the perfect solution for employees who have found their free time almost vanish, what impact would it have on businesses?

Buyers 52

Buyers Balance Tender Transportation 52

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

FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

No matter how many legacy systems a federal agency tries to upgrade, another will age into antique status right behind them. “It’s almost like a game of whack-a-mole,” says Kevin Walsh, director of IT and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office. “As soon as you modernize one of these really old systems, you move on to the next one.” In April 2021,Walsh provided testimony to Congress on agencies’ efforts to modernize critical legacy systems, some of which have been in operation sinc

Accountability 98

Accountability Government Government IT 98

Art of Procurement

AUGUST 5, 2022

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement. The post [Pod] Procurement 6 – August 5th, 2022 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Procurement 59

Procurement 59

NIH NITAAC

AUGUST 2, 2022

Achieve End of Year Fiscal Spending Goals and Help Save the Planet with NITAAC GSS 2022 marks the third consecutive EPEAT Award win for NITAAC. Globally recognized, EPEAT helps purchasers, manufacturers and resellers buy and sell environmentally preferable electronic products. The Global Electronics Council, which owns and manages EPEAT, also facilitates the EPEAT Purchaser Awards.

Electronics 52

Electronics E-procurement Sustainability Purchasing 52

FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Turn back the clock a decade or so, and you would see a far different data center landscape in the federal space than exists today. For one, there would be more data centers —many more, in fact —and they would be largely running applications on bare-metal servers. Those servers would have shockingly low utilization rates by today’s standards, meaning agencies over spent on inefficient and sometimes redundant environments.

Data 98

Data Utilities Government Government 98

Art of Procurement

AUGUST 4, 2022

Procurement has to focus on driving business outcomes, and this is just as true in the case of talent as. The post AOP’s Philip Ideson Featured in HBR Paper on Strategic Workforce Planning appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Procurement 59

Procurement Leadership 59

ivalua

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Future of Supplier Management is Here, and it’s Holistic. Leading, high-performing procurement organizations share one common trait–they consistently prioritize a holistic and integrated approach to Supplier Management. In fact, they go beyond simply supplier management, what they do is Supplier Engagement. Aligning suppliers to overall Procurement and broader business strategy is critical to create sustained long-term value. .

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Supply Chain Sustainability 52

LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

AUGUST 4, 2022

In a recent case from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, United States ex rel. Scollick v. Narula , Case No. 1:14-cv-01339, two surety companies and the broker that issued bonds on federal construction projects succeeded in summarily dismissing civil False Claims Act allegations involving federal small business set-aside contracts.

IT 40

IT Insurance Bidding Capacity 40

GovLoop

AUGUST 5, 2022

Today, data analytics should not be the sole domain of data scientists. In fact, employees from all kinds of backgrounds and expertise must be able to use, share and work with data. Why? According to NewVantage Partners’ Data and AI Leadership Executive Survey 2022 , 92% of organizations are investing in data and AI, but only 19% have successfully established a data culture.

Data 52

Data Procurement Team Logistics Leadership 52

Art of Procurement

AUGUST 2, 2022

It’s easy to think that in this world of access to information, being able to forecast, anticipate and, most importantly, The post Questions that Lead to Answers, the Category Insight Challenge appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Procurement 52

Procurement Import Category Management Management 52