“That’s the greatest operational challenge in a city: it’s when you’ve got all these steps you’ve got to go through, you just can’t do it overnight.” Chris is the Chief Information Officer at the City of Pocatello, Idaho. He previously … Read More
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Govlist Leaders Series: Paul Haugan, Innovation and Technology Director
“We do IT every day so we’re good with IT. We don’t do RFPs every day so that’s a challenge for us, making sure we stay within the confines of what’s the right and proper way to do this.” Paul … Read More
Govlist Leaders Series: Debbie Wellnitz, Purchasing Manager
“I’m always looking for ways to streamline our processes and improve our processes by automation. Just making things simpler and more user friendly” Debbie Wellnitz – Purchasing Manager, City of Concord CA Debbie has over 15 years of experience in … Read More
What’s An RFP-Writing Tool?
Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, drew an important distinction between efficiency and effectiveness. It’s easy to feel efficient when working hard, but not all time is equally spent. What you choose to focus on is usually … Read More
“We are entering an era of creative destruction on steroids.”
Procurement 3.0 and the Self-Service Model
We live in exciting times. Public sector procurement teams will look completely different in 3 years than they do today. There are deep forces pulling them in new and exciting directions that will ultimately empower procurement professionals to focus less … Read More
Hunting for GSA Contracts or Government Jobs? You Should Sell Local
The US Federal Government spent $81.4 Billion on IT procurement in 2014, including things like software, consultants, and hardware. While this is a massive amount of spend, it is probable that this number will go down in the future. These … Read More
The Public/Private Technology Gap
Over the past 20 years, technology has radically changed the way private enterprises operate — how they interact with customers, make decisions, and manage information. Local governments have not been able to harness the power of modern technologies, innovation, and startups in … Read More
Resources for GovTech Startups
While there are a fair number of articles about how to do business with local governments, especially for technology startups and small businesses, we thought it would be helpful to bring a selection together in one place. Here is a … Read More
Introducing The Govlist Blog
Welcome to the Govlist Blog: We wanted a place to share our learnings, insights, and ideas from working on www.govlist.us. This is the product of countless conversations about government procurement with folks who do it day-in and day-out, local governments … Read More