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Public procurement leaders face new demands, but automation and cooperative agreements can help ease workloads

Government procurement departments are dealing with numerous demands, says Tom Hunley, product marketing manager at Jobvite. His firm provides governments and other organizations with the tools to attract, engage, hire and retain the talent that drives success by offering talent acquisition software, agile solution, and services to automate processes and help recruiters hire the best […]

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Trends for the future: Public procurement professionals adapt to the changing and challenging times ahead

This article originally appeared in the Q4 issue of Government Procurement. The recent pandemic demonstrated the importance of supply chain management, as well as the need for flexibility in adapting to changing demands and inventory. Public procurement teams rose to the challenge of the pandemic by leveraging their knowledge, partnerships with suppliers and collaboration across […]

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How the $1 trillion infrastructure bill will deliver broadband expansion to reinvigorate local governments and citizen engagement

In our modern, digital world, internet access is now critical infrastructure. And any lack of internet access promises to hinder both citizens and local government, limiting possible community growth and potential. To deliver this now essential tool, a proposed $65 billion from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill has been allocated to expanding digital infrastructure and […]

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The power of teamwork: Procurement teams take the lead on cooperative contracts

This article originally appeared in the Q4 issue of Government Procurement. One sign of the strong bonds among purchasing officials is cooperative purchasing, says Jeffrey Yates, business services director in Tucson, Ariz. “Those in the public procurement profession have always enjoyed a high degree of collaboration and support from their procurement counterparts in other public […]

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An optimistic procurement future: Maine’s Jamie Schorr and the “Perfect Opportunity”

This article originally appeared in the Q4 issue of Government Procurement. “The Perfect Storm” is used often by procurement and supply chain professionals to describe the past 19 months. We saw the crisis play out on the national news and in local hospitals: worldwide demand for a finite supply of N95 masks, testing kits and […]

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Procurement staffers have gone the extra mile to keep governments supplied during COVID-19

The pandemic has taken a toll on procurement teams. “Government employees—such as acquisition professionals—kept working amidst massive global disruption during the pandemic to allow government suppliers to keep people employed,” says Sydney Heimbrock, chief industry advisor for Government at Qualtrics, which offers a secure, agile, online platform that is a common framework for organizations to […]

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How the past informs the future: 12 predictions for 2022

It may not be Groundhog Day again, but something feels eerily familiar. The broadcasters have announced that they have moved the goalposts to another season as the pandemic hangs on—or extended to another quarter (again). We no longer try to define normal or the “new normal” anymore, we are in unchartered territory. Nevertheless, having read […]

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Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

Now that the battle has ended and the $1 trillion infrastructure bill is law, another challenge has come into stark relief—how to build this critical infrastructure securely. The only way to do this is to have a “cyber-first” mindset when developing these projects across the country. To its credit, the legislation sets aside nearly $2 […]

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Kenton County among first to procure 3-D hydrography data, employ semiautomated remote sensing techniques

If a picture is worth a thousand words, I always say, then a map is worth a million. This explains how the Kenton County (Ky.) Geographic information system and mapping (GIS) has been able to give Northern Kentucky solid direction over the last 35 years. Since its inception in 1985, the department, on its own […]

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Smart cities need a connectivity upgrade

If a smart city is one that puts data and digital technology to work to make better decisions and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants, then the ease, speed and security with which that data can be accessed and processed is paramount. Connectivity among these digital systems is key, which means that smart […]

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Public procurement leaders face new demands, but automation and cooperative agreements can help ease workloads

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Trends for the future: Public procurement professionals adapt to the changing and challenging times ahead

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How the $1 trillion infrastructure bill will deliver broadband expansion to reinvigorate local governments and citizen engagement

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The power of teamwork: Procurement teams take the lead on cooperative contracts

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An optimistic procurement future: Maine’s Jamie Schorr and the “Perfect Opportunity”

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Procurement staffers have gone the extra mile to keep governments supplied during COVID-19

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How the past informs the future: 12 predictions for 2022

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Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

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Kenton County among first to procure 3-D hydrography data, employ semiautomated remote sensing techniques

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Smart cities need a connectivity upgrade

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