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Guest Post: Carl Levin poses three cyber scenarios
April 24, 2010
The following is a guest post by Richard Stiennon who will be my guest on the May 7th, 2010 PI Window on Business segment “Surviving Cyber War” on Blog Talk Radio at 12:30 PM EST. Note: This is the second guest post by Richard in the Procurement Insights Blog. The first “Look to how the […]
CNN drops the ball with $1 million DoD washer purchase story by Jon Hansen
August 20, 2007
Update April 4th, 2014: It is interesting but this story from 2007 has recently seen a spike in reads which leads one to wonder why? The bigger question of course still remains the same . . . does the media sensationalizing these events help or hurt the investigation and resolution process. Specifically, does it become […]
DoD procurement practice then and now: A public versus private sector comparison (Part 1)
August 16, 2007
Hard evidence is needed to provide an accurate gauge of DoD spending efficiency. This study which examines DoD spending on specific items shows that DoD spends significantly less than their private sector counterparts on similar items. These findings question the widely-held beliefs about the inherent inferiority and inefficiency of DoD purchasing practices. The findings also […]
Procurement Insights 
Ask a simple question about government procurement . . .
January 14, 2011
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Perhaps the natural radio host in me is the reason why I am interested in everything that goes on around me and thus like to ask a lot of questions. What is it my mother used to say . . . there is no such thing as a dumb question?! Great advice, and I have […]