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Guest Post: Look to how the Cold War was won, not how it was maintained, for a cyber strategy

April 21, 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: A second guest post by Richard through the Procurement Insights Blog will appear here on Friday, April 23rd. Perhaps […]

Thought Leaders Segment: Bill Michels Live from ISM’s 95th Annual International Conference

April 21, 2010

Joining us on May 26th at 9:30 AM EST on the PI Window on Business Show from ISM’s 95th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit in sunny San Diego is Bill Michels. During this Special 30-Minute segment, Bill will discuss how the recovery is putting strain on supply managers because organizations have lost […]

3rd Annual Business of Government Summit (Event Page) Now Up

April 20, 2010

“Building a Transparent, Collaborative and High-Performance Government Capable of Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century” NOTE: Please Visit the Event Page through the following 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit Link. Broadcasting Live from Washington, DC April 27th & 28th The PI Window on Business Show will be on the road covering the 3rd […]

How Vulnerable Are We To A Cyberattack?

April 18, 2010

Because the United States is the most Internet-dependent and automated in terms of supply chain, banking, transportation-control systems and other modern facilities, it’s also the most vulnerable to cyberattack, Clarke argues. And the military’s dependence on the Internet also means it would be vulnerable to disruptions of it. From Fox Business “Cyber War”‘ author: U.S. […]

CNN news flash: SEC charges Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors

April 16, 2010

For those of you tuning into today’s guest panel discussion on the investment industry, here is a CNN news flash: SEC charges Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors about products tied to sub-prime mortgages. Does this surprise you? Remember to tune it at 12:30 PM EST as I welcome Larry Winget, Cenk Uygur and by audio […]

According to the majority of thosed who responded to poll, transparency and government are anything but synonymous

April 16, 2010

With the 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit, which is focused on the central theme “Building a Transparent, Collaborative and High-Performance Government Capable of Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century” scheduled for the end of the month, the PI Window on Business decided to take the question of transparency to the marketplace. Specifically, we […]

Alan Greenspan Does An About Face on Fraud . . .

April 15, 2010

Editors Note: Guest Panelists for this Friday’s show Cenk Uygur and Larry Winget have a unique way of saying things relative to Alan Greenspan’s recent about face in terms of admitting that there is in fact fraud in the financial markets and, taking personal responsibility for your own finances. I am sure that you will […]

Today’s SSON Panel Discussion on Procurement Outsourcing Went Well Beyond the Same Old Industry Chatter

April 13, 2010

When I was approached by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network “SSON” to host/moderate a special guest panel discussion with senior executives from Genpact, ICG Commerce and IBX Group AB (which was recently acquired by Capgemini) regarding the emerging trends within the world of Procurement Outsourcing, I was both excited as well as a little […]

SSON Smart Procurement Series: Procurement Outsourcing

April 12, 2010

This past Friday I had the opportunity to interview Colin Cram, whose 30 year public sector experience has made him one of the leading experts on public sector procurement initiatives centered around shared services and outsourcing. In fact in his just released paper “Towards Tesco – improving public sector procurement” which was discussed for the […]

Today’s segment on shared services and outsourcing with Colin Cram went to where we need to go, but where few dare to tread

April 9, 2010

Today’s PI Window on Business segment “Towards Tesco: Saving the Government £25 Billion Per Year” was one of those times when the old saying about the chickens coming home to roost . . . I of course opened up this afternoon’s broadcast with the comment that “those of you who have followed me for the […]