NASPO Pulse

We welcome Josh Descoteaux, Procurement Content Manager for NASPO, and the Pulse's new cohost!

Josh and Kevin interview Brandi Ann Willard, NASPO Academic Affairs Manager, about why it's important to offer procurement/supply chain management courses at the collegiate level and how states can take advantage of NASPO's academic affairs program and get involved.

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In this special episode, we interview the 2022 NASPO Board of Directors President-Elect Jaime Schorr, Chief Procurement Officer for the State of Maine, and Mark Hayden, Director, Chief Purchasing Officer, and state purchasing agent for state purchasing agent the state of New Mexico. If you have any questions about the NASPO Board of Directors elections, don't hesitate to get in touch with Maya Griffin, membership engagement database coordinator, at [email protected]

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We discuss ways of implementing change in an organization. Whether it be training needs, providing staff support, or retention issues, the concept of change management draws on many different theories from psychology, behavioral science, etc. Victoria Steeger, Chief Learning Officer of Maryland, and David Gragan, Chief Learning Officer, for DC’s Office of Contracting and Procurement explain the responsibilities of a CLO, and how they work to introduce and manage change in their offices.

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Kelly and Andrew take us on their journey over the last few years of acquiring an eProcurement system. We'll talk about the unique Kaizen events they held with state agencies, why Kelly calls this an agency-driven solution, the concept of “competitive dialog,” and so much more!

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Today we're talking cybersecurity with Meredith Ward, Director of Policy & Research at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). We examine NASCIO and NASPO's new joint publication, “Buyer Be Aware…Integrating Cybersecurity into the Acquisition Process," which addresses steps state governments should take to ensure cybersecurity is an integral part of the acquisition process. Meredith, Amanda, and I briefly examine NASCIO and NASPOs relationship, the relationship of the CIO and CPO, and why cybersecurity is important to the state procurement office.

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We talk with Rachel Dougherty, Enterprise Contracts Counsel, who manages the Professional/Technical Contracts team for the Minnesota Office of State Procurement.  Rachel and her team partnered with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to come up with an innovative RFP.  Based on NASPS's new case study, "Minnesota Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Challenge" (link below), we discuss early interagency collaboration between MDOT and MN OSP and look at some of the challenges the team initially faced and how they overcame them.

NASPO's new case study:
Minnesota Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Challenge: A CASE STUDY

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Dr. Robert Handfield of North Carolina State University and Dr. Zhaohui Wu or Oregon State University walk us through their work on NASPO's Research report Assessing State PPE Procurement During COVID-19. We discuss PPE shortages that occurred throughout the United States in 2020 and examine the structural influence of state procurement offices on the ability to respond in an agile and effective manner.

Download the report here!

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We talk with Leah McGrath, the Executive Director of StateRAMP. Leah explains what StateRAMP is, the role StateRAMP plays in educating state officials about cybersecurity, and how states can participate in this project. 

Important Links:

Stateramp.org
Events: stateramp.org/events
Documentation: stateramp.org/documents
Leadership: stateramp.org/leadership

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We're talking with Matt Oyer, the acting Chief Learning Officer for NASPO.  We discuss his roles and responsibilities at NASPO. He shares his thoughts on the importance of professional development in an association, Procurement U's recent IACET accreditation, the new Pro U Gives Back program, and future projects that we can look forward to.

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We discuss Roz’s responsibilities in Florida, her vision for her 2021 leadership role, and what she’s most looking forward to this year within NASPO and the public procurement profession. Roz describes the challenges and successes CPOs have seen over the past year and what Roz sees on the horizon.

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