Economic Logistics

The 2nd Iraq Security & Defense Summit is a continuation of the past conference that has become a recognized part of the architecture of Iraqi reconstruction and the best available vehicle to have a voice in the progress of the country. More than 200 Iraqi officials have participated in the past conference including 12 Iraqi […]

Saturday January 7, 2006
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So usual is it for weapons projects to be massively delayed and overspent that when the taxpayer has […]

THE government yesterday issued a warning to members of the diplomatic corps against issuing public statements on matters concerning Kenya’s internal affairs without consultations.
Government spokesperson Alfred Mutua said it had become a habit for diplomats to summon the media whenever they had issues with the government which amounted to interference and led to misinterpretation of […]

Years after acceding into the World Trade Organization, Taiwan is still barring foreign bidders from accessing government procurement projects, the European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei said yesterday.
“There is still a trend to prohibit international companies from bidding in government projects like the CKS (International Airport Access MRT system),” a visibly frustrated Geoffrey Spencer, co-chair […]

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Homeland Security paid private contractors in Arlington more than $818 million in 2004 _ the most in any single jurisdiction, according to a study by a Virginia Tech professor.
The amount was nearly 30 percent of all the department’s contracts, exceeding what was spent in the Dallas and San Francisco […]

Government have comprehensively revamped stamp paper procurement system by institutionalizing a number of security features and it has done away with the practice of taking orders on a quarterly basis. The States are now required to place 3 years rolling indent with a six monthly supply schedule to ensure realistic indent and better production planning. […]

Local businesses that sell to government may have to rethink the goods and services they offer thanks to a new federal emphasis on sustainable development.
The federal government has created the Office of Greening Government Operations (OGGO) to centralize a number of “greening” initiatives announced in recent years that have a direct bearing on the massive […]