This summary of the biennial report from NASPO provides updates to the most relevant data from the practices of the modern procurement office from around the country. This report is intended to provide a baseline of ...

This report details the reasons to consider cybersecurity as an integral element to an IT acquisition. By integrating the process and including chief information officers from the beginning, many issues can be avoided.

This research explores choosing the best path; best practices in ethics programs; conflicts of interest and vendor relations; and adopting proactive transparency practices. Case studies are included to provide further ...

This report provides a case study of how the Colorado Digital Service was utilized to review procurement strategy and recommend a path forward to rapidly assess how potential vendors could meet Colorado's contact tracing ...

This document renews NASCIO's call for IT acquisition reform and is a product of the NASCIO Roundtable on IT Procurement Innovation. The publication focuses on the role the private sector can play in the state IT acquisition ...

A proposed bill to no longer require local governments to publish IT bids in local newspapers has been rejected by the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee.

Responses from NASPO state survey on procurement practices.

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

This brief is the result of a joint task force between NASCIO and NASPO members to discuss promising practices in IT procurement negotiations.

Historically, state governments have struggled to address accessibility requirements as part of IT procurements. NASCIO has addressed this issue in a two part series on accessibility in procurement.