To foster open, efficient and innovation-driven public sector markets, it is critical to first understand and remove barriers to entry in the market so governments can gain access to the required and most innovative capabilities of both incumbent and new suppliers. However, the reality today is that many barriers still challenge companies seeking to do business with governments around the world, ranging from overly complex, lengthy and costly...

Drones are doing all kinds of work within the public sector, from gathering intelligence during rapidly evolving public safety situations to flying above fires to get better information on how to put them out. Additionally, regulatory easing and vendor consolidation have made it easier for governments to benefit from drones while providing a diversity of options for procurement. But how can you examine this emerging market to ensure you are pr...

Understanding how interagency acquisition works can help your agency leverage the full buying power of the federal government to meet your contracting goals. There are three primary types of interagency acquisition that have spawned over the last 30 years, and in this webinar, we’ll review each while attempting to provide an explanation of interagency acquisitions overall. Join us for a discussion of Interagency Agreements and discover:...

Given the pace of technological and social change, agile development is a trending topic today and public organizations recognize its value as a replacement for traditional software development models. Join Public Spend Forum and GovShop at our next Breakthrough happy hour event for an overview of this hot topic and to meet with firms and government leaders leading the way in agile development and agile consulting services. Breakthrough is Pu...

We are in the midst of a transformation in the way we interact with computing machines. Augmented and virtual reality technologies are starting to enable heads-up engagement with data in three dimensions, with government agencies in many ways leading this change. Whether reviewing the designs complex equipment for defense programs, practicing coordination of jumps from planes, or therapeutics to help veterans recover from injury, or field supp...

Join us for the first in a series of short webinars covering how to find professional services suppliers using GovShop. In this 30-minute presentation, we will cover an introduction to the searches you can perform on GovShop’s 80,000 professional services suppliers.

State and local governments use cooperative procurement agreements to speed up procurement, leverage buying power of government as a whole, and to find the best suppliers. However, researching and finding the right coops can be challenging time-consuming. Until now. GovShop has created an easy to search library of cooperative agreements and related suppliers so government professionals can efficiently discover the agreements and suppliers for...

Technology is changing procurement—in nearly all aspects. Whether it's data visualization and spending transparency, or marketplaces that make it easier to shop and compare offerings, or blockchain and its ability to streamline processes, procurement technology is reshaping and transforming the way governments purchase and suppliers interact with government. The benefits stretch to government programs, procurement and acquisition profes...