October 2003

State Fiscal Picture Brightens

Nov 17, 2003 12:00 AM, By Null Null

State Fiscal Picture Brightens For the first time in more than two years, a handful of states are reporting that recent tax collections are meeting and...

Portfields: A New Concept in Waterfront Rehabilitation

Nov 3, 2003 12:00 AM, By Staff Government PROcurement

The 3,500 people attending this year's annual brownfields conference in Portland, OR, last week were introduced to a new concept in brownfields redevelopment...

Are Your Employees Giving You the Silent Treatment

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Government Procurement Contributor

Are Your Employees Giving You the Silent Treatment? Encourage Communication for Greater Entity Success In any organization, communication between managers...

Contracting for Performance: No More Acquisition Think

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Sandra Wimmer

Contracting for Performance: No More "Acquisition Think" Performance-based contracting offers government the ability to transform dramatically the nature...

Equipment Program Puts Money in the Bank

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Katherine Frisch

City's Equipment Program Puts Money in the Bank As an experienced municipal fleet manager, Mark Stinson is well aware of the duties his position involves....

Lost in Cyberspace

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Catherine Radwan

Lost in Cyberspace An integrated records repository can save critical e-mails from disappearing into an electronic black hole Business processes have...

P-Cards Expedite Emergency Response and Daily Operations

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Katherine Frisch

P-Cards Expedite Emergency Response and Daily Operations As a procurement tool, the purchasing card has introduced a wide range of efficiencies to government...

Product Spotlight: Public Works

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Null Null

Roadway Sensors Gather Data on Weather Conditions and Pavement Surfaces for Automatic Spraying of De-Icers Install Road/Runway Weather Information System...

Product Spotlight: Public Works

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Null Null

Roadway Sensors Gather Data on Weather Conditions and Pavement Surfaces for Automatic Spraying of De-Icers Install Road/Runway Weather Information System...

Recreation Commitment Rewards Community

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Government Procurement Contributor

Recreation Commitment Rewards Community Recreation Director Kristine Ondrias and her team expect a 100 percent return on the city's software investment...

What the Heck is Best Value, and Why Should I Care?

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Government Procurement Contributor

What the Heck is Best Value, and Why Should I Care?" Best Value is similar to 'Life Cycle Cost/Analysis' or 'Total Cost of Owner-ship,' however, evaluation...

Writing Your Request For Proposal Right!

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM, By Government Procurement Contributor

Writing Your Request For Proposal Right! So, you need to get a project done, but you are not quite sure how to get it started, much less finished. You...