NASPO News

Registration for Cronin Webinars Available

info@naspo.org (NASPO) — Thu, Nov 10 2011 11:56:33 EST

You can now register for the February Cronin Webinar. The Webinar is:

Arizona's ProcureAZ program, taking place February 8 at 2 pm ET.

For those who missed it, the November, December and January Webinars, they are availabe on the NASPO Web site and can be viewed anytime.

Click here to view past Webinars.

Click here to register for the February Webinar.

ABA Guide to State Procurement now available

info@naspo.org (NASPO) — Wed, Sep 07 2011 08:38:35 EST

Guide to State Procurement (new from the ABA Section of Public Contract Law) is now available. Special pricing for NASPO members is $65, the same rate offered to Public Contract Law Section members.

To order your Guide to State Procurement, click here for the order form.

Registration Open for the 2012 NASPO How to Market to State Governments Meeting

info@naspo.org (NASPO) — Wed, Aug 31 2011 11:10:26 EST

Registration is now open for the 2012 NASPO How to Market to State Governments Meeting April 15-17 in Orlando, Florida. For more information, email Lisa Thompson.

NASPO and WSCA select SciQuest to Improve Cooperative Purchasing

info@naspo.org (NASPO) — Thu, Aug 11 2011 09:20:59 EST

Multi-state consortium to streamline purchasing processes and reduce spending utilizing SciQuest's collaborative procurement solutions.

Click here to read the press release.

NASPO Publishes The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act � Implications for State Procurement Officials

info@naspo.org (NASPO) — Fri, Jul 08 2011 11:13:23 EST

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could transform state governments' role in the provision of health care. Health benefit exchanges, a critical component of the Act, are being developed in many states and on an accelerated timeline.

This whitepaper by Matt Grayson, NASPO Sr. Policy Analyst and Richard Pennington, NASPO Life Member, examines the role of health benefit exchanges, options for states in creating them, and the implications for state procurement officials and activities. Recommendations for states, such as the evaluation of alternative governance models and procurement laws, leveraging procurement officials, value-added capabilities, and staff training needs, will help state procurement officials play an important role in the creation and implementation of state health exchanges.

Click here to read the whitepaper

IRS Issues Final 3% Withholding Guidelines

info@naspo.org (NASPO) — Fri, May 06 2011 14:25:06 EST

The final regulations regarding the 3% withholding requirement will be published in the Federal Register on Monday, May 9th. The regulations and brief analysis are found here.

The highlight of the final regulations is that the withholding requirement has been postponed for one more year (Dec. 31, 2012). Withholding for p-card transactions is not expected until 2013 at the earliest.

NASPO and other members of the Government Withholding Relief Coalition are pleased that the combined industry efforts have resulted in the third delay of the withholding. However, the Coalition will continue to press for the elimination of the mandate.