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 5, 2018 | Procurement
The General Services Administration (GSA) wants to help federal executives perform better by investing in the adoption of Technology Business Management (TBM) and the heightened use of relevant spending metrics in procurement activities. Chase Gunter of FCW.com...
by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 26, 2018 | Procurement
At first glance, the 2018 budget deal passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump this month seems to herald boom times for contractors. The new two-year bipartisan deal boosts defense and civilian spending by $300 billion over the next two years, much...
by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 26, 2018 | Procurement
What if a client demands your source code? Is it better to just walk away rather than hand your source code, a most precious commodity, over? For software developers who seek government contracts, this isn’t a simple situation. The right answer differs under...
by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 26, 2018 | Procurement
Inefficiencies in contract management can cause substantial losses. The greater the volume of contracts processed, the greater the possibility of even bigger deficits—up to 40% in one study by accounting giant KPMG. There are also countless opportunities lost as...
