Public Procurement Change Agents
Discussions with interesting people in public procurement across State, Local and Education in North America led by Dustin Lanier, Certified Public Procurement Officer and Founder of Civic Initiatives. Recognized as a top 10 procurement podcast by Feedspot. Find out more about Civic Initiatives at https://www.civicinitiatives.com
Episodes
231 episodes
Six Things We’ll be Talking About at NIGP Forum
Dustin previews the six major topics and themes that Civic Initiatives is taking into the NIGP Forum December 27-30 in Denver Colorado.
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Cappo Webinar Excerpt - What do procurement professionals need to know about ai in mid 2025?
In an 11-minute excerpt from a July webinar for the California Association of Public Procurement Officials, Dustin focuses on new trends and topics in generative ai that procurement professionals need to know about in mid 2025.
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Cooperative Contracting: The Good, Bad, and The Ugly
Dustin dives into the highlights from the GFOA procurement session on “Cooperative Contracts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. The panel included Dustin as moderator and , Elena Hoffnagle Dean Mealy, II NIGP-CPP, CPPO, and CSSBB and Eliz...
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Five For Friday - July 4th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - June 27th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - June 20th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - June 13th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - June 6th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Seven things to know about coming changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations
Dustin summarizes major points provided by leaders of the GSA in a recent briefing provided on changes in federal procurement guidelines.
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Back to Basics - What is Category Management?
Dustin gives definitions for category management in public procurement, with examples and practical guidance on how to penguin. This podcast was also provided in article format at ...
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Five For Friday - May 16th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - May 9th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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5 Minute Excerpt: Partnering Through Procurement for Public Impact Interview
Dustin and Stacey Moss, president of Public Knowledge, had an hourlong conversation about procurement during the NASPO exchange conference, with a great discussion on the NASPO Acquisition Support Services and the general role of procurement as...
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Earth Day 2025: Practical Procurement Strategies that Drive Sustainability - and the Bottom Line
Dustin explores five topical sourcing principles that provide a practical path to where sustainability truly pays dividends.
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Abridged excerpt from OPBA "Procurement as a Strategic Asset" presentation
Dustin presented to the Ontario Public Buyers Association in their Ignite series about how to develop the public procurement function as a strategic asset.
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Five For Friday - April 11th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - April 4th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - March 28th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Five For Friday - March 21st Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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The Foundation of Public Trust + Happy Procurement Month!
Dustin provides some ideas on the importance of procurement professionals delivering the foundation of trust on government operations, and recognizing March as Procurement Month.
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Five For Friday - February 28th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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Celebrating Four Years of the “Public Procurement Change Agents” Podcast
Dustin talks about the public procurement change agents podcast on the four year anniversary of the first episode.
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Five For Friday - February 14th Readout
Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procure...
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