(Part I) Use the Strike Force: Daniel Glad, Director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, Department of Justice

Guest Host Megan Smyth, NASPO Director of Legal Education, joins the Pulse to speak with Daniel Glad, Director… Continue reading (Part I) Use the Strike Force: Daniel Glad, Director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, Department of Justice

Centralization with Thor Vue, Alaska’s CPO

What does centralization look like in a decentralized state? Alaska can give us some insight!   This week… Continue reading Centralization with Thor Vue, Alaska’s CPO

Implementing Change within State Government

Change is not easy. How do two people with the same title in different states implement learning and… Continue reading Implementing Change within State Government

Moving to eProcurement: Kelly Sanders and Andrew Cochran, OH

In the state of Ohio, Central Procurement has been asking themselves and their agency ambassadors, where do we… Continue reading Moving to eProcurement: Kelly Sanders and Andrew Cochran, OH

Cybersecurity, CIO-CPO Relationships, and the NASCIO/NASPO Paper

This week on Pulse Podcast, we’re talking with Meredith Ward, Director of Policy & Research at the National… Continue reading Cybersecurity, CIO-CPO Relationships, and the NASCIO/NASPO Paper

Rachel Dougherty: Minnesota’s Connected and Automated Vehicle Challenge

Rachel Dougherty, Enterprise Contracts Counsel for the Minnesota Office of State Procurement (OSP) discusses how a conversation between… Continue reading Rachel Dougherty: Minnesota’s Connected and Automated Vehicle Challenge

Robert Handfield and Zhaohui Wu Discuss NASPO’s COVID Report

2020 was not a normal year, by any means. Professions have been tested while the COVID-19 pandemic has… Continue reading Robert Handfield and Zhaohui Wu Discuss NASPO’s COVID Report

Matt Oyer and Leading the Professional Development Team

Are you ready to check your pulse this week? In season 1, we wished our former Chief Learning… Continue reading Matt Oyer and Leading the Professional Development Team

Special Episode! 2021 NASPO Exchange Conference

Pulse Podcast is excited to offer this special episode! What event could spark such a special occasion? NASPO… Continue reading Special Episode! 2021 NASPO Exchange Conference

An Interview with Dianne Lancaster, NASPO’s CLO, Part 1

Dianne Lancaster, NASPO’s Chief Learning Officer, kicks off the first of a three-part series. Dianne Lancaster, NASPO’s Chief… Continue reading An Interview with Dianne Lancaster, NASPO’s CLO, Part 1