The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Throughout the evolution of project and public procurement management, terms and expressions in the field have increasingly been used interchangeably. Additionally, the procurement management team may select the procurement method based on the nature or complexity of the requirement.

Procurement 105

Procurement Competitive Bidding Bidding Supplier 105

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

City of Bellingham Position: Purchasing Manager Location: Bellingham, Washington Closing Date: Friday, August 11, 2017 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time Interview Schedule: The most qualified candidates will be asked to participate in a panel interview on August 31, 2017. Oversees the analysis of cost, performance, quality, service and delivery.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). Source: Authors’s elaboration.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Jennifer Childs was appointed vice president of quality and engineering at HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, where she has worked for in nearly two decades. HII said Childs will manage and oversee quality programs and ship design, engineering, integrated logistics support and planning yard engineering in her new role, effective Jan.

Quality 52

Quality Engineering Logistics Integration 52

ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Pragyansmita Nayak , chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara 's federal subsidiary , has outlined strategic steps to integrate artificial intelligence tools into government systems to optimize operations, enhance security and achieve mission objectives.

Quality 119

Quality Data Integration Integrity 119

Federal News Network

JUNE 24, 2024

Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. Coalition members generally support the use of these new data management technologies.

Transparency 86

Transparency Data Procurement Management 86

FedScoop

APRIL 3, 2024

Through a partnership with the Office of Personnel Management, the latest hiring cycle featured an automated application and online pre-screen assessment. Patrick Sharpe, USA Hire program manager at OPM, said in an email to FedScoop.

Quality 125

Quality Evaluation Data Integration 125

FedScoop

AUGUST 8, 2024

Most experts agree that the long-term potential of artificial intelligence (AI) depends on building a solid foundation of reliable, readily available, high-quality data. One area where data quality and readiness play a particularly crucial role for federal, state, and local government agencies is identity management.

Data 89

Data Quality Management Integration 89

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

This is the first Olympic and Paralympic event to commit to and deliver such a platform and it is a major win for advocates of better management and spending for mega-events [OCP note: Ha! overseeing nearly 60% of the projects and managing 74.5% We hoped to do this for Paris 2024 but it was not to be!]. of allocated funds.

Transparency 97

Transparency Bidding Sustainability Corruption 97

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Among other things, this will mean investing in public financial management (PFM) projects that increase the number of country systems for procurement including procurement for Bank-funded projects in turn reducing the workload of the Banks procurement teams.

Procurement 52

Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Procurement Team 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The integration of AI within government operations will redefine our interaction between citizens and government,” said Chris Steel, AI Practice Lead with AlphaSix, which provides data management platforms and data analysis tools. “It But the foundation of AI is data — high-quality, accessible and secure.

Data 59

Data Management Integration Integrity 59

GovSpend

JANUARY 22, 2025

Notably, last year we expanded our product capabilities dramatically , employing AI in compelling ways, building out more customization, and delivering solutions to integrate more deeply with our customers. Im proud that we achieved an average Customer Satisfaction score of 9.73

Quality 59

Quality Data Utilities Integration 59

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2021, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) awarded a contract to Mi-Case , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, to replace its legacy systems managing case data across the state’s corrections facilities. Mi-Case provides live, fully integrated case management software that replaced IDOC’s legacy systems.

Management 75

Management Leadership Quality Budget 75

FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Department of Labor is spelling out how artificial intelligence can boost job quality without harming the rights of workers, releasing a roadmap this week that aims to empower workforces in underserved communities as use of the emerging technology proliferates.

Impact Assessment 122

Impact Assessment Transparency Quality Ethics 122

ivalua

JANUARY 27, 2021

27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, and the International Association for Data Quality, Governance and Analytics (IADQGA) today announced a partnership to improve the use of data in procurement and supply chain decisions. REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,

Quality 52

Quality Supply Chain Data Procurement 52

Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This settlement reinforces the importance of holding accountable health care providers who seek financial gain above quality patient care.” The False Claims Act prohibits knowingly submitting false statements to obtain money or property from the government or avoiding a legal obligation to pay the government.

Quality 122

Quality Demand Accountability Integration 122

Great Government Through Technology

JANUARY 14, 2025

Ground-based sensor networks: Gathering real-time data on factors like air quality, soil moisture, and weather patterns. Managing flood risks A federal agency responsible for flood risk management can use EOS to create and update floodplain maps. These strategies can reduce flood damage and the impact of future floods.

Competitive Bidding 40

Competitive Bidding Data Integration Integrity 40

WashngtonExec

MARCH 20, 2025

In recent years, he has been recognized with several industry awards honoring his leadership and reputation in systems integration and cloud technology. By automating tasks, from data collection and processing to data cleansing and labeling, agencies can use AI to improve the overall quality of data management, Kronimus said.

Quality 40

Quality Data Efficiency Integration 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 21, 2024

Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. Coalition members generally support the use of these new data management technologies.

Transparency 64

Transparency Data Procurement Management 64

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Instead of managing more than 400 individual connections with laboratories and other clinical entities, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) partnered with Manifest MedEx to integrate that data from 20 million-plus total messages, as of June 2023, into SaPHIRE.

Data 132

Data Quality Electronics Innovation 132

FedScoop

JANUARY 16, 2024

The ARPA-H program, called the Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed & InteGrated Medical care, or PARADIGM, is intended to be “a multi-functional, rugged electric vehicle platform” that will employ medical devices capable of conducting screenings and testing for people in rural areas, the agency said in a release.

Electronics 111

Electronics Distribution Quality Integration 111

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

Redwood City/Warsaw/ Hamburg – March 17th, 2020 | Ivalua, a leading global provider of procurement management solutions, and OptiBuy, Ivalua’s long-standing implementation partner, announced their selection by Körber to enable a digital procurement transformation.

Supply Chain 19

Supply Chain Procurement E-procurement Supplier 19

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

OIG found that VA had agreed to provide the platform contractor with three testing environments “to complete critical data-quality and performance sensitive testing for Digital GI Bill releases” that included integration, usability, performance and more by October 2022.

Education 109

Education End to End Project Management Integration 109

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These efforts are part of an ambitious statewide goal to close the educational attainment gap in North Carolina, ensuring that 2 million North Carolinians have a high-quality credential or postsecondary degree by 2030. Administrators, on the other hand, prefer ease of administration, data privacy and data integration.

Professional Services 81

Professional Services Education Integration Integrity 81

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Instead of dealing with a flood of unstructured or inconsistent feedback from various sources, officials can prioritize key issues and ensure the right team members address them efficiently, making the whole process more manageable.

Collaboration 57

Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 30, 2025

These data platforms require comprehensive data governance, addressing legal compliance, security, scalability, and ensuring minimal management overhead. At the core of this implementation is Amazon DataZone , an out-of-the-box data management service that offers a broad set of fine-grained access controls and data governance configurations.

Data 52

Data Accountability Management Government 52

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

Massy, France 18 March , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, and CKS BeNeLux today announced that Punch Powertrain has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to support the digital transformation of the strategic sourcing process.

Strategic Sourcing 98

Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

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.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Supply Chain Sustainability 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It took Thorn only a few hours to get this proof of concept set up and integrated with their internal team on Slack. The Thorn team has added a second Slack integration for summarizing long chat discussions using Amazon Bedrock and Anthropic Claude.

Engineering 126

Engineering Efficiency Integration Integrity 126

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

Public Procurement 140

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 140

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

As generative AI solutions evolve and become integrated into the education technology (EdTech) landscape, they present new opportunities which could help bridge performance gaps and effectively support teachers’ teaching and administrative workloads. We are undoubtedly in the very early days of the adoption of generative AI tools.

Education 130

Education Collaboration Utilities Quality 130

FedScoop

JANUARY 24, 2024

million in funds that will go toward updated review platforms, an improved internal IT service management, improving the case management system capabilities and simplifying the public complaints process. DOJ received $45.5

Electronics 113

Electronics Insurance Quality Efficiency 113

ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

Supplier 52

Supplier Integration Integrity Retail 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Building modern applications with containers Containers are lightweight, versatile, and portable units that are revolutionizing the way modern applications are built, deployed, and managed. Containers enhance and modernize public sector applications with improved application quality, portability, security, scalability, and fault isolation.

Total Cost of Ownership 126

Total Cost of Ownership Efficiency Data TCO 126

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

At the same time, organizations have never been more exposed to risk from their supply chains, from supply continuity, quality, or ESG violations. Effectively managing suppliers is now one of the most important factors in organizational success. Business leaders must adopt a new, holistic approach to supplier management.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Collaboration Supply Chain 52

Tracker Intelligence

APRIL 6, 2024

Introduction to Project Management Consultancy Tenders In today’s ever-changing business landscape project management consultancy tenders have become more and more important. Participating in this competitive market requires strategic insight, as well as a deep comprehension of the tendering procedures.

Project Management 52

Project Management Tender Consulting Management 52

FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

I know there’s a lot of anxiety whenever we’re integrating new technology into our work,” he said. Blinken repeatedly stated his case that the technology is “not a threat” to State’s workforce, but rather a “critical” tool to “really free us up to focus on the value add that only we, only you, can bring to our work.” “I

Inventory 117

Inventory Media Integration Integrity 117