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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
How Vulnerable Are We To A Cyberattack?
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 […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
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 […]
PI Window on Business Show will be live on location at 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit
April 15, 2010
The PI Window on Business Show will be on the road covering the 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC on the 27th and 28th of April. Broadcasting live from the venue itself, the PI Window on Business Broadcast Booth which this year is […]
Posted in: PI Live Event Feed, Public Sector Procurement
Spend Intelligence and Botox . . . is the term spend intelligence fluff or, worse yet, misleading?
April 15, 2010
Since releasing the following PI Inquisitive Eye TV segment on the legitimacy of the term “Spend Intelligence” earlier this week, there have been in excess of 1,000 views. What is noteworthy is that this particular subject seems to have hit a nerve with readers, listeners and now viewers, reflective of the level of interest that […]
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 […]
Procurement Insights 
April 18, 2010
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