Headline Hazards

Assessing Recent Newsreel Trends

Paul Emanuelli Managing Director

The Procurement Office paul.emanuelli@procurementoffice.com

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Paul Emanuelli is the General Counsel and Managing Director of the Procurement Office. He was recognized by Who’s Who Legal as one of the top ten public procurement lawyers in the world. His portfolio focuses on strategic governance in public purchasing and on negotiating high-profile major procurement projects. Paul has an extensive track record of public speaking, publishing and training. He is the author of Government Procurement, The Laws of Precision Drafting, Accelerating the Tendering Cycle and the Procurement Law Update newsletter. Paul hosts a monthly webinar series and has trained and presented to thousands of procurement professionals from hundreds of institutions across North America through the Procurement Office and in collaboration with leading industry organizations including NIGP, SCMA, the University of the West Indies and Osgoode Hall Law School.

Headline Hazards Global Currents, Local Tides

News reports have long served as an early warning system for tracking industry trends in public procurement. From international trade treaty intrigues to the latest tendering scandals and technology innovations, this presentation identifies the top global trends currently impacting public procurement at the local level.

Headline Hazards Assessing Recent Newsreel Trends

Based on our extensive tracking of global media coverage, this presentation is divided into the following three sections of newsreel highlights: 1.  Trade Treaty Intrigues 2.  Scandals and Project Failures 3.  Technology in the Tendering Cycle

Trade Treaty Intrigues Main Developments

In our Trade Treaty Intrigues section we cover the following trilogy of lead stories impacting government procurement: 1.  Trump Vetoes TPP, Reopens NAFTA Negotiations 2.  Brexit Bashes European Trading Block 3.  Canada Goes Against the Current with New Treaties

Trade Treaty Intrigues TPP Veto: Trump Reverses the Tide on Treaty Expansion

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tpp-trump-commentary-idUSKBN15B029

Trade Treaty Intrigues Canada in the Crossfire of a Mexican Standoff

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/donald-trump-trade-nafta-1.3947989

Trade Treaty Intrigues Trump Takes Aim at NAFTA

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38713227

Trade Treaty Intrigues Uncertainty Looms Large for North American Trade

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/what-trumps-trade-agenda-means-for-the-us-canada-and-mexico/article32996091/

Trade Treaty Intrigues Brexit Bashes European Trading Block

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/26/how-will-brexit-affect-britains-trade-with-europe

Trade Treaty Intrigues Canada Drawn into Euro Trade War

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ceta-canada-eu-wallonia-brexit-trade-deal-justin-trudeau-a7380751.html

Trade Treaty Intrigues In the Trenches of Treaty Approval

http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/hold-the-ceta-celebration-theres-a-lot-in-the-way-to-stop-us-cementing-the-canada-eu-deal

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Trade Treaty Intrigues Canada Rushes Internal Trade Deal Ahead of CETA

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/internal-trade-deal-to-be-revealed-soon-set-to-take-effect-july-1/article33767611/

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Scandals and Project Failures Main Developments

In our Scandals and Project Failures section we’ve selected the following stories from the world of government procurement as a sampler of larger industry trends: 1.  Malawi Stifles Tractorgate Scandal Report 2.  Raids and Convictions in Quebec Corruption Saga 3.  UN’s WIPO Wipeout 4.  Korean Fighter Jet Failure 5.  Australian AG Slams Immigration Detention Contracts 6.  Hong Kong Cracks Down on Confidentiality 7.  Major Meltdown in UK Nuclear Bid Evaluation

Scandals and Project Failures Malawi Stifles Tractorgate Scandal Report

http://allafrica.com/stories/201701090597.html

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Scandals and Project Failures Quebec Municipal Corruption Saga

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/upac-arrest-nathalie-normandeau-1.3495285

Scandals and Project Failures Quebec Municipal Corruption Saga

http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/former-montreal-mayor-michael-applebaum-found-guilty-of-corruption-and-fraud-charges

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Scandals and Project Failures UN WIPO Wipeout

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/25/wip_boss_francis_gurry_secret_report/

Scandals and Project Failures Korean Fighter Jet Failure

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/06/16/0200000000AEN20160616009600315.html

Scandals and Project Failures Australia’s AG Slams Immigration Detention Contracts

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/missing-documents-unskilled-staff-poor-value-for-money-auditorgeneral-lashes-immigration-detention-20160913-grfarr.html

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Scandals and Project Failures Hong Kong Cracks Down on Confidentiality Breach

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2045593/tender-penalised-leaking-confidential-hong-kong-government

Scandals and Project Failures Major Meltdown in Nuclear Bid Evaluation

https://www.ft.com/content/7f11f174-55ad-11e6-9664-e0bdc13c3bef

March Webinar: Major Meltdown in Nuclear Bid Evaluation

Covering the critical defects in group evaluations highlighted in the recent Energy Solutions EU Limited v. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority decision, this webinar will provide a checklist of remediation measures aimed at mitigating the major exposures present in complex government procurement projects. This is a must-attend session for all government procurement professionals and government evaluators involved in major procurement projects using group evaluations and consensus scoring.

March 1, 2017, 1:00 pm EST

Fair Evaluations – Consensus Scoring – Evaluation Records

Technology in the Tendering Cycle Main Developments

Our Technology in the Tendering Cycle section covers the following stories that reflect wider industry challenges in procuring IT and using IT in procurement: 1.  Dumbing Down Government with Outdated IT 2.  No Metrics, No Evidence of Return on Investment 3.  Modernizing Procurement the Key to IT Success 4.  IT Head Calls for Vendor-Driven Solutions 5.  Canadian Expert Leads Cayman’s “Monumental Change” 6.  E-Procurement: Necessary, Not New Age 7.  IT Procurement Requires Expertise

Technology in the Tendering Cycle Dumbing Down Government with Outdated IT

http://federalnewsradio.com/opm-cyber-breach/2016/09/cyber-personnel-procurement-problems-plaguing-government-efforts

Technology in the Tendering Cycle No Metrics, No Evidence of Return on Investment

http://www.itpro.co.uk/public-sector/26773/councils-are-not-tracking-e-procurement-successes-or-risks

Technology in the Tendering Cycle Modernizing Procurement the Key to IT Success

http://torontoist.com/2016/09/government-it-project-mistakes-civic-tech-toronto-guelph/

Technology in the Tendering Cycle IT Head Calls for Vendor-Driven Solutions

https://www.fedscoop.com/tony-scott-welcomes-unsolicited-it-proposals-from-industry/

Technology in the Tendering Cycle Canadian Expert Leads Cayman’s “Monumental Change”

https://caymannewsservice.com/2015/09/monumental-change-in-works-for-procurement/

Technology in the Tendering Cycle Reverse Auctions Part of New Cayman Procurement Law

http://cayman27.ky/2016/12/procurement-law-gazetted/

Technology in the Tendering Cycle E-Procurement: Necessary, not New-Age

http://procurementoffice.com/e-procurement-necessary-not-new-age/

Technology in the Tendering Cycle IT Procurement Requires Expertise

http://procurementoffice.com/it-procurement-requires-expertise/

Technology in the Tendering Cycle 20/20 Vision in Procurement Automation

http://procurementoffice.com/project-hot-launch/

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