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“Frictionless” Acquisition: How To Reduce Time and Cost When Acquiring Government IT Solutions

“Frictionless” Acquisition: How To Reduce Time and Cost When Acquiring Government IT Solutions

Reading Time: 5 minutesAn effective and popular frictionless tool used to cut time and expenses related to IT acquisitions that is gaining momentum is the Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovation (PTAI). The PTAI, managed by the Federal Acquisition Institute, provides contracting departments a better understanding of “the art of the possible” in helping them reduce friction when procuring technology solutions. In this blog post, we’ll explain what PTAI is, why it’s important and how to use it. We also provide an example of its use at the IRS and, lastly, the cultural mindset needed to gain greater adoption and expansion of the PTAI.
COVID-19 Has Permanently Changed Grant Programs, the Results of the Annual Grants Management Survey

COVID-19 Has Permanently Changed Grant Programs, the Results of the Annual Grants Management Survey

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe results of the 2022 survey are here! The overwhelming data coming in from the 5,000 grant professionals invited to our survey revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently impacted grant operations, which affect thousands of grantors, tens of thousands of grantees, and millions of people being helped by those funds.