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The Fruit of The Poisonous NIGP Code Tree by Jon Hansen
April 1, 2015
The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. is a national, membership-based non-profit organization providing support to professionals in the public sector purchasing profession. – Wikipedia This past November, I had an opportunity to meet and talk with the NIGP’s Chief Executive Rick Grimm. As a panelist in a discussion that I was moderating, I found […]
Virginia Forum 2014 in Pictures by Jon Hansen
December 17, 2014
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Based on these great shots from the Virginia Forum 2014, I think this is true. The above shot is from the panel discussion that I had moderated on Leveraging The Power of Procurement. I am standing before the panel in the orange shirt in the upper […]
Expert panel weighs in on how to “Leverage The Power of Procurement” at Virginia Forum 2014
November 21, 2014
This past week I had the great privilege of moderating a panel discussion on Leveraging The Power of Procurement at the Virginia 2014 Forum. The guest panel, which featured IACCM’s Tim Cummins, NIGP’s Chief Executive Rick Grimm, The Hackett Group’s Chris Sawchuk and author-educator Kate Vitasek, provided an insightful and thought-provoking look at a profession […]
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Why the everyday taxpaying citizen should care about the Missouri NIGP Code Bid Protest by Jon Hansen
April 4, 2015
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“Can you imagine what a politician would do with a story like this? How would State’s explain their coming under the thumb of a purported non-profit entity such as the NIGP who, through what appears to be a non-arms length relationship with a private entity, wields enough power to the point that they can dictate […]