Procurement

Thoughts

Every government needs a web bot policy

Build your bot policy now and work with your digital team or vendor to implement it.

By Luke Fretwell

Podcast

How government can make public budgeting more participatory

Shari Davis talks with The Government We Need about building a more inclusive, democratic public budgeting process.

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How we can code a better government

The Government We Need talks with Code for America founder Jen Pahlka about how technology can be a force for civic change.

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Papers

California Alpha

How a short-term, experimental project scaled digital service innovation and impact across the State of California.

Direct message

Jonathan Mostowski

Acquisition strategist, author, innovator, problem solver

Research

Declaration for the Future of the Internet

GovFresh research notes on the Declaration for the Future of the Internet.

SOMOSA Act

GovFresh research notes on the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act.

SHARE IT Act

GovFresh research notes on the SHARE IT Act.

Signal

'War Dogs' and government procurement

Regardless of whether you’re interested in the business of war, there’s enough references to government purchasing to make it fully entertaining for those of you who are proud procurement enthusiasts.

June 13, 2017

Idea: Procurementeers, an open, collaborative government procurement community

It's cliche to say that government procurement needs to be fixed, but much of the conversation around this topic happens randomly on social media, in a vacuum through exclusive or elusive groups, or through traditional organizations that operate in a closed, dated mindset with respect to broader inclusion or true innovation.

April 17, 2019

Signal 2025.03.14

What's on our radar.

March 14, 2025