American City & Country

AUGUST 29, 2024

Across the country, state and local procurement teams are taking up the call to expand electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. Meeting the inherent challenges of EV procurement Despite the clear benefits, procuring and deploying EV infrastructure is not without its challenges.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post SOCOM will bring VCs for roundtables to better understand startup culture first appeared on Federal News Network. In fiscal 2023, VC-backed companies had less than 1% of the $411 billion DoD contracts awarded.

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Bonfire

MAY 17, 2022

Whether the motivation is new legislation or funding requirements, increasing competition in your RFP responses, or supporting your community — there’s no wrong reason for public sector procurement teams to foster more diversity in their vendor pool. Sheena also discussed how she creates and leverages public-private partnerships.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A current COMET contractor, who requested anonymity to talk about an active procurement, said the move toward a product mindset is a good change to the vehicle. Jeffrey Huth, senior vice president of TransUnion’s public sector business, said in an email to Federal News Network, said the contract addresses the VA’s Veterans Experience goals.

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FedScoop

JULY 22, 2024

government continues to deal with the aftermath of the CrowdStrike IT failure Friday that created major issues for businesses around the world and impacted many federal institutions, ranging from the agency that handles critical immigration services to a network used to help facilitate organ transplants. An individual employed within the U.S.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Algorithms can help identify inefficiencies, prioritize spending according to measurable performance metrics, and reduce wasteful use of public funds. AI-driven procurement processes can also improve fair competition, transparency, and cost-effectiveness for government acquisition programs.

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GovLoop

JULY 9, 2024

Government organizations have ample motivation to secure their networks, devices and infrastructure: Ransomware targets 58% of public-sector entities each year, and it costs them each more than $2 million, on average, to get up and running again. Public-sector organizations just can’t buy the latest and greatest” technology, he noted.

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