NEWS YOU CAN USE March/April 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 BRIEFS & WHITEPAPERS Responding to an Aging and Changing Workforce:  Attracting, Retaining and Developing New Procurement Professionals (March 2008) Issue Brief:  H.R. 3056:  3% Witholding Provision for Contract Payments (January 2008) Issue Brief:  DHS Releases REAL ID Grant Guidelines (December 2007) Benchmarking Cost Savings & Cost Avoidance (October 2007) An In-Depth Look at GSA Cooperative Purchasing: The Benefits and Issues Surrounding State Usage of Schedule Contracts (September 2007) Strength in Numbers: An Introduction to Cooperative Procurements (February 2006) Offshoring and Procurement: Positioning for the Future (December 2005) The Measure of Our Success: The Challenge and Opportunity of State Procurement Performance Measures (August 2005) Getting What You Need on the Way to the Win-Win! Leveraging the RFP in State Technology Procurements (May 2005) Negotiating IP on the Way to the Win-Win: NASCIO’s Intellectual Property Recommendations (March 2005) State Procurement: Strategic Positioning for the 21st Century Buying Smart: Blueprint for Action Buying Smart: State Procurement Reform Saves Millions The Deregulation of Electricity: Retail Wheeling POLICY RESOLUTIONS 2005 A resolution opposing the outsourcing or privatization of the state procurement function; Click here for full resolution 2000 A resolution setting a code of conduct for suppliers/members at NASPO functions 1999 A resolution in support of the Certified Professional Public Buyer and Certified Public Purchasing Officer Certification Programs 1993 A resolution reaffirming NASPO'S support for the continuation of strong state level centralized procurement programs which benefit client agencies and ultimately taxpayers by bringing a high level of professional expertise and integrity to the process of developing cost effective contracts for quality goods and services NASPO 201 East Main Street, Suite 1405 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 514-9159