Hurricane Katrina taught the Homeland Security Department important lessons about procurement, the department’s acting chief procurement officer said Dec. 15. The devastating August storm showed the ...

When we write about supplier diversity models that should be scaled, adopted, and adapted, our first inclination is usually to focus on state and local governments, or innovative private sector ...

Recognizing the importance of strategic procurement, Dutch chemical company Royal DSM – a global, purpose-led leader in health and nutrition, applying bioscience to improve the health of people, ...

Finally, one lesson emerging from the drawn-out KC-135 tanker replacement duel is for the Pentagon to be a sharper customer by setting spending limits and prioritizing requirements. According to Shay ...

Warfare has driven the design and construction of some of the biggest and most complex machines of their time. No contemporary device matched a sailing warship of the 18th century, a 1900s dreadnought ...

Not surprisingly, up until now lean procurement has heavily focused on cost as it is a significant percentage of a company’s revenue (often ranging from 50% to 70% of sales) and to some degree on ...

In February, Governing, sister publication to Government Technology, released a report ranking 39 states based on their procurement policies. They were ranked in 10 categories, including their use of ...