The Outlook for Procurement

By Brent Maas

Looking ahead to 2011 and beyond, tighter budgets will make the procurement function more valuable than ever....

The State of the P-Card

By Mahendra Gupta, Miljan Markus and Richard J. Palmer

New survey covers trends and opportunities and best practices for purchasing card use by cities and counties....

A tool for transparency

By Gloria Sochon

FAPIIS provides insight into prospective federal contractors' record of business conduct and performance on government contract and grant awards....

Localized service, national scope

A new cooperative purchasing contract from U.S. Communities combines the best of both and gives public agencies access to deals on office supplies....

A foundation for standardization

The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing has adopted the Values and Guiding Principles of Public Procurement, which will provide a foundation for standards of practice....

Don't reduce the deficit at counties' expense

By Larry E. Naake

An excerpt from a letter from National Association of Counties Executive Director Larry Naake to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which is formulating a proposal to reduce the federal deficit....

Procurement Ponderable

What do you do as a public procurement professional if you find that a contractor that won a paving project partially based on participation of a WMBE does not follow through as pledged?...

Meet the NIGP board

The NIGP Board consists of 15 leaders elected to guide the long-term success of NIGP and its member programs....

NIGP Member-Exclusive: Right Now Resources

Members of NIGP have access to several members-only resources on public procurement....

NIGP Expands Online Course Curriculum with Affordable Basic Business Courses

NIGP announces the availability of seven new online courses designed to strengthen business skills of public procurement professionals....