GovCon Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) has finalized its purchase of Regency Technologies , an information technology asset disposition services provider, in a transaction that expands its capabilities in IT asset lifecycle management and disposition. In November, Iron Mountain agreed to acquire Regency Technologies for approximately $200 million.

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Bonfire

MARCH 28, 2023

Mitigating risk is one of the most important responsibilities an organization’s finance leader has. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the risks inherent in public sector procurement and why finance leaders should care. Rogue purchases occur because nobody wants to work with procurement.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) has closed its acquisition of Talon Cyber Security for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to further extend the capability of its secure access service edge platform in safeguarding managed and unmanaged devices.

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Networking Purchasing Integration Integrity 105

GovCon Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

Management Science and Innovation has acquired Ascolta, an information security and software development services provider, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its artificial intelligence and DevOps capabilities for industry and federal government customers.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Saalex, a Camarillo, California-based federal services contractor, has acquired Spalding Consulting for approximately $75 million as part of efforts to expand its information technology, engineering and software development capabilities in the aerospace and defense market.

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Consulting Purchasing IT Engineering 102

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

On February 5, 2025, the Council of the District of Columbia discussed their recent purchase of Salesforce and the hope to transfer data and start using the new software in August of 2025. Spending & POs give you historical purchasing data down to the line item, enabling you to price your services competitively.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. What is Smart Public Procurement?

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Language and intelligence service provider Acclaim Technical Services has purchased network engineering and data management company Alder Technology. ATS said Monday the move is part of its strategy to expand and strengthen its mission-critical technology business.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant purchased Conquest Cyber, a company specializing in software-as-a-service, to expand its product and service portfolio.

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Purchasing IT Finance 59

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

. – Cost optimization which comes from two sources: first, the savings that are captured from purchasing through preferred suppliers and compliant channels, and second the lower cost of a more efficient purchasing process. A typical example is purchase order (PO) updates. Criteria to Choose the Right eProcurement Software.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) has closed its proposed $28 billion acquisition of San Francisco-based software company Splunk as part of a push to expand its networking capabilities and security and observability platforms designed to help organizations drive digital resilience while advancing the adoption of artificial intelligence.

Purchasing 69

Purchasing Networking IT Finance 69

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has disclosed a nonbinding proposal to acquire spacecraft manufacturer Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) for more than $500 million, SpaceNews reported Friday.

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Purchasing Bidding Manufacturing Finance 69

GovCon Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Accenture Federal Services has agreed to purchase federal digital transformation and cloud modernization platforms provider Cognosante for an undisclosed sum.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Reuters reported that private equity firm Blackstone was the prospective purchaser of the business. RTX (NYSE: RTX) has agreed to sell its Raytheon’s cybersecurity, intelligence and services business to an undisclosed buyer for approximately $1.3 The company announced the move in its third-quarter earnings report published Tuesday.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the Kun Jarygy coalition’s first year, they detected 270 purchases with violations, resulting in five criminal cases and KZT 11.38 And the media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million. The media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Nokia has agreed to acquire Fenix Group, an Enlightenment Capital portfolio company, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its portfolio of wireless offerings for defense customers.

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Purchasing IT Finance 64

Government Contracts

MARCH 14, 2025

million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ruling that the jury was provided with "ample evidence" that reasonably led to its conclusion that FHFA improperly amended stock purchase agreements related to the companies. federal judge on Friday upheld a $612.4

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

BAE Systems has completed its purchase of Ball‘s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business for approximately $5.5 In August, BAE agreed to buy Ball Aerospace as part of the U.K.-based based defense contractor’s efforts to accelerate its space market strategy and expand its technology offerings for the U.S. government.

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Purchasing Government Government IT 110

GovCon Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Private equity firm Arcline Investment Management has completed its purchase of aerospace and defense contractor Kaman for approximately $1.8 billion, or $46 per share in cash.

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Management Purchasing IT Finance 98

GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology company Arcfield has finalized its purchase of Orion Space Solutions as part of efforts to expand its space exploration and hypersonic detection and tracking capabilities in support of intelligence community and Department of Defense agency customers.

Purchasing 105

Purchasing Integration Integrity Government 105

GovCon Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), the parent company of broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems, has closed its purchase of Dish Network in a transaction that strengthens its position as a global terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity provider to government and business customers.

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Networking Purchasing Government Government 105

ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In addition to the initial purchase price, the deal has a potential earn-out of up to $250 million, payable in 2027 and subject to J&J meeting certain performance thresholds, the Austin, Texas-based mission support services provider said Monday.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has finalized its acquisition of Exostar, a provider of cloud-based secure business collaboration software, from software investment firm Thoma Bravo to help Exostar drive its growth strategy, advance innovation and expand its offerings in highly regulated industries.

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Collaboration Purchasing Innovation IT 64

GovCon Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Tysons, Virginia-based management consulting firm LMI has acquired technology firm JJR Solutions as part of a push to broaden its technology modernization capabilities for federal government customers. Established in 2009, Dayton, Ohio-based JJR Solutions works to help U.S.

Purchasing 64

Purchasing Consulting Management Government 64

How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

The plan also formulates a series of core principles underpinning those goals, which include the need to Invest in becoming a great customer: government purchasing power can be a huge lever for improving public services, shaping new markets in AI, and boosting the domestic ecosystem.

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Procurement Tender Supplier Innovation 64

GovCon Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

NYSE: AIR) has finalized its acquisition of Triumph Group’s (NYSE: TGI) product support business, which provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for critical aircraft components in the defense and commercial markets.

Purchasing 59

Purchasing IT Finance 59

ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2019

The event will bring over 1000 procurement, supply chain and finance leaders together at 2 locations, April 10-12 at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris and April 29 – May 1 at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dallas-based investment firm CBRE Group has closed its acquisition of federal contractor J&J Worldwide Services from Arlington Capital Partners for approximately $800 million in cash as part of a push to broaden its public sector capabilities.

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Purchasing IT Finance 59

GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2023

San Antonio-based Irys Technologies has acquired government information technology services contractor Diversified Technical Services Inc. for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to add defense industry customers and expand product offerings and market presence.

Purchasing 59

Purchasing Government Government IT 59

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Manual entries into the two main government databases at the Ministry of Finance and the Independent Agency for Anti-Corruption have created hundreds of errors. For example, the name of the state-owned mining company Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi appears with 818 variations on the government portal.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 6, 2024

We want to know how Pitt can become an entity that competes, wins, and succeeds by acting differently,” says Ryan Varley, senior associate athletic director of finance and strategy. Predictive modeling results in more powerful messaging In the past, the Pitt marketing team could only see how many tickets a fan had purchased per season.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 19, 2024

The DDC then noted that, basically, CWS was using the “only tax returns” argument to justify the fact that they violated the provision that “reimbursements for purchases a contractor makes at a customer’s request” may not be excluded from receipts.

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Bidding Bidder Government Contracts Finance 105

ivalua

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The project has streamlined processes from purchase to payment at an international level. The successful cooperation between Ivalua and Kronos Group has provided H.Essers with a highly efficient and complete system for all of its purchase, payment and contract management activities.

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ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Purchasing (45%), invoicing (41%) and budget management (39%) are the most digitised processes to date. Two-thirds of businesses still reliant on manual and paper-based processes . Despite this investment, businesses have so far digitised less than half (45%) of Procurement processes. please visit: [link]. About the study.

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Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team 65

Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Long before you make a purchase decision, you must create the right structure for vendor relationships with your procurement organization. Some are financed through subscription fees paid by vendors, a model that some procurement experts feel leads to lower supplier quality.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I Obtaining a procurement certification or a purchasing certificate can be a wise decision for those aspiring to excel in public procurement. I cannot” replied the Director. “Why Why not” asked the VP.

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