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Interns, embedded staff help procurement team maintain productivity

California purchasing department survives tight budgets through creative staffing

U.S. Communities announces new contract for equipment and truck rentals

U.S. Communities has announced a new contract for equipment and truck rentals with Herc Rentals and Big Truck Rental. This contract, awarded by Charlotte, N.C., starts Nov. 1 with a five-year initial term with the option to renew for two additional two-year periods. U.S. Communities is committed to outstanding procurement, simplified. Whether customers are interested […]

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How to expand your procurement operations

Re-branding as a solutions provider led to Virginia Beach, Va., growing its staff and increasing their compensation.

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5 ways for government to modernize identity proofing

The sheer range of dynamic and emerging fraud tactics can impede agencies from achieving security. These threats must be met with a variety of identity proofing and management tactics. Without monitoring, performance assessments and tuning, a singular and static identity proofing strategy can be exposed by evolving schemes and the use of high-quality compromised identity […]

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Meeting the challenge of looming tighter government budgets

Local government budgets are still sluggish. The National League of Cities’ (NLC) newest “City Fiscal Conditions” report, due to be released soon, says, “cities are still recovering from the Great Recession and shouldering the country’s residual economic burden.” The NLC report summary says local economies are growing, but local governments have had to make sizeable tradeoffs to […]

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U.S. Communities withdraws from NIGP Cooperative Accreditation

U.S. Communities announced on Aug. 30 that it will withdraw from the NIGP Cooperative Accreditation (NAC) program, effective immediately at the time of the announcement. “We have always supported NIGP and were the first, and only, to support the accreditation,” U.S. Communities Executive Director Kevin Juhring said in a statement provided to Government Procurement. “At […]

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City of Albany revitalizes playgrounds and neighborhoods

In 2015, a study by Brandeis University listed Albany, New York as one of the worst cities in the nation for equitable neighborhood opportunities for the healthy development of Hispanic and black children. Jonathan Jones, Commissioner of Recreation, Youth & Workforce, with the partnership of Mayor Kathy Sheehan, decided to do something about it. “We sat down […]

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How to stay productive with smaller procurement staffs

Automation, increased use of cooperative purchasing may help ease labor shortages among smaller procurement staffs.

U.S. Communities announces new energy savings contract

The new U.S. Communities contract for energy consulting and management services has been awarded to Tradition Energy.

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Governments are relying on fewer public purchasing managers

Public agencies are stepping up recruiting to keep the buying process flowing smoothly.

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Interns, embedded staff help procurement team maintain productivity

U.S. Communities announces new contract for equipment and truck rentals

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How to expand your procurement operations

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5 ways for government to modernize identity proofing

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Meeting the challenge of looming tighter government budgets

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U.S. Communities withdraws from NIGP Cooperative Accreditation

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City of Albany revitalizes playgrounds and neighborhoods

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How to stay productive with smaller procurement staffs

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U.S. Communities announces new energy savings contract

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Governments are relying on fewer public purchasing managers

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