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. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. Working with one supplier under single-supplier systems guarantees constant quality and easier administration. What Are Framework Agreements?

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

While some efforts have been made to improve the transparency of these markets, greater access to high-quality data is needed to meaningfully assess their performance. The rest is spent by state-owned enterprises and the sovereign wealth fund (23%) and mining, oil and gas companies (46%) (see Figure 1).

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

Given the magnitude of the resources required, there are three possible courses of action: redirecting existing resources towards new resilient and low-carbon investment priorities; improving the quality of investments; and achieving greater mobilization of public and private resources.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The notice states that to ensure customer satisfaction, GSA would like to increase transparency on facets of contractor performance such as on-time delivery and cancellation rates. Quality data and minimizing the impact of biases embedded in the healthcare system is also critical according to Tripathi. ®, GSA eLibrary, and GSA eBuy.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking comments on a draft federal health IT strategic plan. EHR was later suspended in 2023 as part of a reset, and the department noted that it was working toward holding Oracle Cerner accountable for delivering high-quality services.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Second, the realignment provides an opportunity to increase transparency for customer agencies and industry partners seeking to do business with FAS. The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. Third, the alignment provides an opportunity to improve data management.

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