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Strategic reckoning
Procurement has long been seen as a back-office function, but the stakes have never been higher—or more public.
Procurement misfire stalls critical housing scheme
A major Dublin housing programme for the city’s most vulnerable has hit a wall after a key procurement process failed to secure bids.
Funding threats to Harvard raise deeper questions for procurement leaders
The Trump administration is moving to review and potentially revoke $100m (£74m) in federal contracts with Harvard University—part of a broader political clash that now risks derailing high-stakes research in medicine, science, and technology.
Ireland eyes major offshore wind boost
Ireland is eyeing a significant expansion of its offshore wind ambitions, with new analysis revealing up to 18 GW of additional fixed-bottom capacity could be developed—more than doubling what’s currently planned.
Defence push reshapes procurement priorities
The UK Government is investing £1.5 billion to establish at least six new munitions and energetics factories, signalling a major shift toward an “always on” defence supply chain.
What procurement leaders can learn from Ireland's most expensive hospital project
The National Children’s Hospital has become a €2.2 billion cautionary tale for public infrastructure—and a wake-up call for procurement leaders.
EU-China procurement tensions threaten fragile trade balance
The EU’s first use of its International Procurement Instrument is sending ripples through global supply chains.
The real cost of procurement isn’t just financial
Price cuts, AI rollouts, global pivots—on the surface, procurement looks like a game of numbers and efficiency.
Slack joins the software price war for government contracts
US government procurement just got a lot leaner.
AI in government raises new questions over ethics and access
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is being deployed by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to analyse sensitive US federal data, despite lacking full authorisation.
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