This report explores strategies state CIO's recommend to improve state procurement processes when procuring technology.

During the pandemic, organizations adopted transformational sourcing and procurement practices to drive savings, speed, and agility.

Modern, digital procurement initiatives and portals help state governments save money and streamline purchasing in a time of budget uncertainty.

The emergency has underlined outdated procedures and rules that hamper effective, efficient public purchasing. There are principles for creating better systems that can outlast the current crisis.

State and local governments are still revamping budgets and procedures to reflect new business models for the technology they use. This article explores how procurement and cloud technology are evolving together