The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

How many vendors supply each commodity? What’s happening industry-wide that may impact the supply chain or pricing? Are there buying groups that you could join who have already done this research and have established supply arrangements? Widely publish the approved Strategic Plan and create working groups to implement it.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2024

For businesses, understanding these agreements is crucial for strategic planning and cost management in international trade. This can present significant challenges for suppliers and contractors, especially in industries with complex global supply chains. government. They require not just final assembly in the U.S.,

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

He has co-authored three books and has a patent pending for supply chain assurance using Blockchain technology. Prior to his role at ATF, Dr. Bailey was responsible for all IT assets of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the CIO.

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Engineering Strategic Planning Leadership Consulting 98

GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2023

At a time when the IT supply chain has been unpredictable, agencies have struggled to keep IT current. A vendor-supported consumption model empowers IT leaders to have strategic planning conversations, to ensure they are not caught short as new needs arise, Tocco said. Proven Solutions.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 28, 2023

By utilising AI, companies can streamline the entire procurement and supply process while allowing procurement teams to focus on higher value-added tasks. AI supports the development and deployment of effective strategic plans for enhanced profitability.

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ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

If we get that right, then AI can digitize the full P2P process, eliminate manual processes and free capacity for strategic planning – which takes us nicely into the session from Vishal Patel of Ivalua, who told and showed us more about Ivalua’ s approach to AI. She preferred the term “augmented intelligence” rather than “artificial”.

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Great Government Through Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In August 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a Cybersecurity Strategic Plan that aligns with the National Cybersecurity Strategy and lays out how agencies can fulfill their cybersecurity mission over the next three years.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Through the use of information such as tender insight and strategic planning, smaller suppliers can become well placed to win these competitive public sector contracts by understanding framework agreements and identifying procurement opportunities effectively.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 31, 2023

Relatedly, the AI WP relies on those mechanisms to avoid addressing issues of accountability across AI life cycle, indicating that ‘[t] ools for trustworthy AI like assurance techniques and technical standards can support supply chain risk management.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

HHS Chief AI Officer on AI Considerations for Healthcare Fedscoop reports that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is developing an AI strategic plan. James Peake , M.D., The final rule instructs RSAUs to update their policies by December 10, 2026 to meet the requirements.

Price 52

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

The proposed idea is to digitally integrate smallholder farmers into Choppies’ supply chain, to overhaul procurement operations to allow fresh produce to swiftly reach store shelves. This effort focused on enabling the deployment of Choppies’ state-of-the-art Farmer’s app across its supplier network.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Feb 2 FAR Interim Rule Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCA) Orders Send member comments to Ian Bell at ibell@thecgp.org by Fri., Throughout 2023, DHA saw several accomplishments and organizational advancements, including a new director, a strategic plan, and nine Defense Health Networks.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

GSA Requesting Feedback on Draft Supply Chain Risk Management Questionnaire The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Information Technology Category has developed a supplier assurance questionnaire to gather information regarding cybersecurity supply chain risk management (C-SCRM).

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GovLoop

MARCH 15, 2024

. ** Strengthen Software Supply Chain Security WHAT’S AT STAKE Whether developed in-house or procured from the commercial market, every major application includes countless open source and commercial software components.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 29, 2025

The report underscores the need for immediate, strategic planning for AI-ready hardware and computing capabilities to avoid falling behind in the delivery of government services. Agencies must understand the security safeguards in today’s latest chips and the supply chain building them.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

DLA Publishes Five Year Strategic Plan The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) released its Strategic Plan for 2025-2030 , “DLA Transforms: A Call to Action.” This entails mitigating supply chain risks and optimizing command and control channels. James Peake , M.D.,

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