U.S. businesses increasingly are implementing sourcing practices and relying less on historical supplier relationships, while simultaneously balancing service levels. Buyers do not have to come from ...

Procurement was once seen as just a link in the chain of business operations. It was the process by which operators secured ...

The original version of this story was published on Legalweek The majority of corporate counsel welcome the involvement of procurement professionals in purchasing legal services, according to the ...

Steve Kelman checks in on the Department of Homeland Security's Procurement Innovation Lab, and finds valuable lessons for other agencies. The Lectern Setting up the Department of Homeland Security's ...

When planning for the cloud, don’t forget procurement. That was the message delivered by two experts with a shared and vested interest in successfully migrating federal agencies to cloud services, ...

In the 1970s, Charles F. Grady was in charge of procuring all the millions of parts that went into building the Space Shuttle. Now, he faces another daunting challenge: overhauling California ...

A Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck boatcrew aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium pulls alongside a Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel on August 9, 2018, near Northport, New York. The Auxiliary boat is used ...

Congress should think twice before giving agencies permanent authority to bypass certain procurement rules on small and medium-sized purchases, according to the General Accounting Office. In a new ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conduct security for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on February 21, 2020. (ICE photo) Every component in the ...