5 Words to Change Procurement's Relationship with the Governing Body

By Ed Matthews

Learn how procurement can form the foundation for building a strong, mutually-beneficial relationship with a governing body....

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

By Larry Anderson

Okaloosa County's lease payments are funding Eglin Air Force Base's infrastructure improvements with the help of procurement....

Buying a Sustainable Future: Government Purchasers in Portland Lead the Way

By Scot Case

Oregon city's environmental initiatives are driven by visionary political leaders, innovative purchasing policies and quick access to on-staff sustainable purchasing experts....

Planning ahead for emergency management

Terrorist events and natural disasters in the past decade have highlighted the need for procurement flexibilities to permit efficient and expeditious acquisition of supplies and services needed in emergency situations....

The role of sales in procurement

By Alex Belov

Alex Belov, manager of Purchasing Operation at the University of Washington, writes about the importance of procurement professionals to communicate their value inside their organizations....

Thirsty for funds

By Darral Paradis

Darral Paradis explains how procurement professionals can adjust beverage vending contracts when healthy choice legislation is passed....

Procuring energy commodities

By Bob Wooten and Tina M. Borger

In November 2010, the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing conducted a survey to understand how governmental entities approach the procurement of energy....

DART measures customer satisfaction

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has incorporated customer satisfaction into the procurement department's performance dashboard....

Unwitting waivers of delivery dates

By Richard Pennington

This article examines two United States legal cases that illustrate application of waiver principles in a context of a supply and construction contract....

The basics of the NIGP Code

By John Walters

Some years ago, I read an excellent book, Made to Stick, by Chip and Dan Heath. The premise was that, in order for an endeavor or product to survive and...

GO PRO reader feedback: Responses to cooperative purchasing conundrum

Readers respond to Steven Demel, purchasing manager for the Tacoma, Washington, School District, who wrote in the February/March 2011 guest editorial, expressing frustration with cooperative purchasing....

NIGP Recognizes Milestone Agency Anniversaries

NIGP gives special thanks and recognition to the following agencies celebrating milestone anniversaries....

Calendar of events

A list of NIGP courses, conferences and webinars in June 2011....

How to build excellence

By Fred Marks

Here is an imperfect and incomplete list of how to build your own version of excellence....