Create A More Agile Procurement Process With These Four Technologies
Procurement officers used to trend conservative in their decision-making. Making a bad decision was to be avoided even if delays ensue. But in today’s business climate, agile procurement is taking over. Consultants like The Hackett Group now call agile procurement...School Lunch Vendor Hacked Competitor To Prove A Point
The cutthroat competition between two Bay Area school lunch contractors reached a new low when the personal data of hundreds of schoolchildren were stolen in a bid to expose a competitor’s lack of data security. School lunches are a $14 billion a year industry and...AI Will Allow Procurement Leaders To Make Better Services Sourcing Decisions
Services spending will be the next procurement sector that will see tremendous changes as AI applications are poised to make an impact. Elaine Morris Roberts explains how AI can transform procurement in this report for SpendMatters: In procurement, one significant...Effects of the 35-Day Government Shutdown Linger for Contractors
The longest government shutdown in US history ended early this year. But the repercussions from the shutdown are still being felt among contractors to the US government. All contractors lost money and some lost optional extensions on their contracts. Other contractors...Oracle Claims Amazon Had Inside Help Securing DoD Cloud Contract
Oracle, recently disqualified from bidding for the Defense Department’s $10 billion cloud contract, is alleging that Amazon had some inside help during the bidding process. Oracle has filed suit claiming that a former high-level Defense Department employee named Deap...