April 2005
Buying Better Copy Paper
As the public increasingly recognizes the human health and environmental impacts associated with virgin papers, governments strengthen their commitments to recycled content and other environmentally preferable papers....
City Protects and Serves Citizens with Emergency Preparedness Solution
Surrounded by several fault lines and located less than 10 miles from Los Angeles, Glendale, CA, knows that the odds of a major earthquake striking the...
County Contract Paves the Way for Expanded Hybrid Use
King County, WA, is taking a big step forward in reducing greenhouse gases by initiating two landmark hybrid vehicle contracts. The contacts open purchasing...
County Saves, Realizes Return on Investment
Miami-Dade Countys (FL) court system, the fourth-largest traffic court system in the United States with more than 1.5 million drivers, processes more...
Government Contract Awards
LEEP, Inc. announced a $1,131,000 purchase order for its LeepCore structural building material that will be used to construct walls and roofs for five...
Housing Authority to Adopt Best Practices, Optimize Efficiency
Housing Authority to Adopt Best Practices, Optimize Efficiency With its Plan for Transformation, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is working to rebuild...
NPI Selects Tucson for 2006 Conference
NPI Selects Tucson for 2006 Conference The National Purchasing Institute (NPI) announces the selection of Tucson, AZ, for the 38th Annual National Conference...
Procurements Impact on PR Services is Good and Bad, Survey Says
Marketing and communications professionals at government entities, corporations, and nonprofits find themselves working with procurement departments in...
The Frenzied Finale
The Frenzied Finale Maintain your composure as the fiscal year winds down. Despite the best-laid plans and promises from management and users alike to...
Leveraged Purchasing Power is Not Just for States
By Nedi Telvi As local governments struggle to stretch their budgets, they are also affected by challenges from the federal and state governments. Budget...
Privatization Brings Savings to Michigan's State Universities
By Laura J. Davis Budget pressure in recent years has forced Michigans public institutions of higher education toward cost savings and contracting out...
State of Oregon Saves With Smart Buy
First brought to the table in 2003, Oregons Smart Buy initiative was introduced as a vehicle to deliver sustainable savings by effectively leveraging...
We've Come a Long Way
By Guy Callender and Darin Matthews Todays government procurement professionals account for an estimated 20 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP)...
What Performance-Based Contracting Really Means for Procurement Goals
As performance-based contracting grows and evolves, the benefits of private-sector experience and best practices provide solutions to government entities on all levels....
Buying Better Copy Paper: Resource Links
Government Procurment, April 2005 Buying Better Copy Paper By Scot Case Resource List: American Forest and Paper Association Includes useful information...
Reorganization Plan Surges Ahead to Streamline Federal Procurement
Reorganization Plan Surges Ahead to Streamline Federal Procurements Sweeping changes to restructure and consolidate the Federal Supply Service (FSS) and...
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