Procurement Efficiency in Government: Policy, Process, and Technological Transformation

This paper provides a roadmap for state and local governments to improve government efficiency and generate savings that can fund critical government services instead of raising taxes, cutting services, or seeking additional funding. The material focuses on the advancement of public sector procurement operations and discusses trends and new practices in the promotion of procurement effectiveness. The authors believe that the best way to improve efficiency in public sector procurement and generate hard dollar savings is to take a holistic look at the "spend management" process across the entire government.