Procurement

Highlights

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Local government leaders need to cast a wide net, says Laura Kroeger, technical director,...

The future of carbon emissions and cities lies in green buildings

When you envision the future, what do you see? For me, it’s a place where people of all...

City and county officials can find sustainable solutions at their feet

Dave Darche, a flooring industry expert at Bona, says flooring as well as flooring maintenance...

Sterling tapped as screening provider for OMNIA Partners for public sector

Sterling, a leading provider of background and identity services, today announced its expanded partnership with OMNIA Partners, the largest and most experienced purchasing organization for public and private sector procurement. As part of the agreement, state governments, local governments, universities, K-12 schools, and nonprofit organizations will—through OMNIA Partners—now have access to Sterling’s background and identity services […]

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Millennials and interns will bolster public sector workforces

Local leaders must move succession planning to the top of their strategic goals

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Procurement data: the key to unlocking strategic sourcing

Now more than ever, procurement is gaining recognition as a strategic contributor to the organization, rather than simply an administrative or support department. After all, procurement teams play a crucial role in ensuring that internal departments get the goods and services they need to put organizational plans in action. Along with the shift in perception, […]

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Form a partnership or just follow the leader? Public procurement’s digital age strategic conundrum

Public procurement has long been viewed as a profession of “doers.” We do what it takes to ensure our customers have exactly what they need, exactly when they need it, to complete their mission. In the simplest of terms, what we do enables them to do what they do best. But therein lies the problem. […]

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Forum matters: procurement judgment

In August 2019, I traveled to my sixth NIGP Annual Forum. I have enjoyed every Forum since the 2014 Forum in Philadelphia, but this year surpassed all previous years in terms of establishing and strengthening relationships, building teams, and gaining knowledge. As an NIGP staff member, I have the privilege of working virtually with procurement […]

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Top 10 energy buying mistakes you didn’t realize you were making (& how to avoid them): using one firm for ‘all things energy’

As we start our next installment in this series, let’s recap the mistakes we’ve covered so far when it comes to savvy energy procurement: not procuring proactively, missing the most competitive rates, developing an inappropriate procurement strategy for your specific needs, not having a pre-determined goal of what you want to achieve, utilizing an aggregation […]

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Procurement success tips from a city administrator-turned-marketer

Faster procurement processes can help agencies get the best prices on tech buys

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How the multi-generational workforce can shape the future of public procurement

A rapidly changing workforce, integrated with the advent of the digital era, is shifting the way procurement operates. Younger generations entering the public sector workforce are proposing improvements to current processes that questions the status quo. For the first time in modern age, five generations are present at work –Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials […]

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The least sexy, most important resilience strategy

When you think of procurement, what comes to mind? Ordering office chairs? Hiring a waste-hauling firm? You probably don’t think of procurement – the steps governments take to obtain goods and services — as a way to create the resilient cities of the future. Think again. According to Shalini Vajjhala of the design firm re:focus […]

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Procurement reform: transparency leads to accountability and efficiency

Procurement is one of the largest budget items for most jurisdictions and New York City is no exception, with nearly $20 billion spent on contracted services. Yet in many cities and states, procurement has evolved over decades into a sprawling, decentralized, technologically inadequate function that lacks coordination, strategic functionality and systems that ensure both efficiency […]

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Procurement

Highlights

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

The future of carbon emissions and cities lies in green buildings

City and county officials can find sustainable solutions at their feet

Sponsored

Sterling tapped as screening provider for OMNIA Partners for public sector

Article

Millennials and interns will bolster public sector workforces

Article

Procurement data: the key to unlocking strategic sourcing

Article

Form a partnership or just follow the leader? Public procurement’s digital age strategic conundrum

Article

Forum matters: procurement judgment

Article

Top 10 energy buying mistakes you didn’t realize you were making (& how to avoid them): using one firm for ‘all things energy’

Article

Procurement success tips from a city administrator-turned-marketer

Article

How the multi-generational workforce can shape the future of public procurement

Article

The least sexy, most important resilience strategy

Article

Procurement reform: transparency leads to accountability and efficiency

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