Government Technology presents an overview of recent efforts by state and local governments to modernize IT procurement in creative ways. The challenge is to “respect the intention behind traditional buying rules while supporting more modern service delivery.”
Several links are presented as examples of outstanding procurement innovation:
- 11 Ways to Speed Up the Government Procurement Process
- 3 Strategies for Procurement Success
- Agile Acquisitions: Rethinking Public-Sector Purchasing
From the article:
“There was no regulation that we couldn’t work within the confines of, and no policy so tight we couldn’t work through it,” Peter Kelly, chief deputy director of the California Health and Human Services Agency’s Office of Systems Integration, told us. “Most people initially assumed this was a nonstarter.”
Read the full article: Paying For It: The Road To Modernizing Public Sector Procurement | Government Technology
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