New Contracting Intelligence Blog Officially Launched

July 5, 2010

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Over the July 4th long weekend, the new Contracting Intelligence Blog was launched here on WordPress. Referencing industry luminaries such as the former U.S. Federal Government’s CIO under the Bush Administration, Karen Evans who oversaw $70 billion US in IT acquisitions, and the  ever engaging, highly cerebral founder and CEO of IACCM, Tim Cummins (in […]

Posted in: News & Updates

Stories of Origin: true historical fact or colorful fiction?

July 3, 2010

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My wife Jennifer recently shared an e-mail with me that I must admit I am uncertain as to whether they are historical fact or colorful (and entertaining) fiction. Either way,  I am pleased to share these “stories of origin” with you in the hope that you can shed some light on their accuracy or, even […]

Posted in: Your Saturday Smile

Washington Dispatch No. 9: Roundtable Discussion on Transparency and the Economy

June 29, 2010

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Today’s post is the final excerpt in the series from the Transparency in Government Procurement white paper that has run on both the Procurement Insights Blog, as well as the Official Event Blog Essential Connections. As the lead-up to the release of the white paper later this week, we examined the observations and revelations from […]

Attack on NextLevelPurchasing.com Site Despicable

June 27, 2010

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We continue to fight off the DDoS attack on NextLevelPurchasing.com that I reported on Wednesday. Our technology partners have reported that our website is being hit 300 – 1,000 times per second with malicious traffic, crashing the server and rendering the website inaccessible. We continue to work on implementing solutions in the hope that access […]

Access the Complete PI Window on Business On-Demand Library on iTunes

June 26, 2010

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With 160 segments and counting of the PI Window on Business Show, you can access the entire On-Demand Library through iTunes.

What Really Happened At Toyota? Business Thought Leaders Segment

June 22, 2010

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Could better intelligence have prevented the massive recall woes of the once revered Toyota Supply Chain?  According to one industry analyst, “better analytics tools, including software-as-a-service products, could help Toyota and other companies crunch the numbers,” and thereby avoid the problems which led to a massive recall due to safety concerns with acceleration. There are […]

Women on Success Profile: Pat Brown

June 21, 2010

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As part of our “Women on Success” Specials, we have already featured Jennifer Allan, Dr. Gaby Cora, Dr. Larina Kase and Karen Evans. In this fifth and final installment I am pleased to introduce you to bestselling author and acclaimed criminal profiler Pat Brown. Remember that our panel discussions air on June 23rd at 10:00 […]

Women on Success Profile: Jennifer Allan

June 21, 2010

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As part of our “Women on Success” Specials, I have been featuring each member of our two discussion panels. Today, I am pleased to introduce you to author Jennifer Allan. Remember that our segments air on June 23rd at 10:00 AM EST and 12:00 PM EST, during which time I will be talking with Jennifer […]

Women on Success Profile: Dr. Gaby Cora MD, MBA

June 19, 2010

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As we approach the June 23rd air date of “Women on Success,” I have been featuring each member of our discussion panels. Today, I am pleased to introduce you to author and television personality Dr. Gaby Cora. In the back to back panel discussions at 10:00 AM EST and 12:00 PM EST, I will be […]