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With VA procurement the level of service and care veterans receive should be the primary focus . . .
March 13, 2012
When organizations seek to drive efficiency and savings through the implementation of an automated procurement system, the impact can often be lost in terms of calculated returns and measurable process improvements. This of course is reflected in the consistently high rate of initiative failures to achieve the expected results in both the private and public […]
VA’s decision to stop using reverse auctions is surprising . . . right? Not if self-preservation is their main objective
March 8, 2012
Breaking News Update: Bloomberg’s Kathleen Miller reported earlier this week that VA Probes $42 Million in Awards Questioned by Congress. One of the issues is that “an agency employee processed more than 1,500 awards just under a monetary threshold that would require public disclosure of the contracts.” Now I am not suggesting that the use […]
Procurement Insights 
What Can We Learn From The VHA Bay Pines Debacle, And Why We Should Never Forget Its Lessons (Yet Do).
September 14, 2025
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What was the Bay Pines debacle, and what can we learn from it in 2025?