by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
Expect an avalanche of procurement orders from federal agencies this month as these agencies must obligate the money before the fiscal year ends September 31. Most federal agencies tried to be frugal in the first half of the year because there was no budget agreement...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
“Blockchain” has become a mind-numbing buzzoword over the last 12 months, but the technology may also make federal procurement processes faster, more transparent, and more secure. A Federal Times report relates: About six months ago, the U.S. General...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
The application of technologies like data analytics for procurement could reap benefits now even without data consolidation. CIO.com reports that artificial intelligence-based techniques could help employees exploit opportunities now rather spending time trying to...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
As the U.S. government turns to Amazon for procurement, many observers are raising red flags about the competitiveness of the contracts and the lack of accountability for local governments using Amazon Business to procure goods and services. The Institute for Local...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Data Science
Confluent Platform 5.0 can now link data streaming and analytics together with a simpler interface that does not need Java developer support. SearchDataManagement reports on the platform update that was released July 31: “Confluent Platform 5.0’s support for...
