Five For Friday - September 4th 2026 Readout

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin looks back at the founding of Civic Initiatives 16 years ago this week, and the new chapter of Civic as part of Public Knowledge. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Public Procurement Change AgentsDustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin adapts an article from his current speech on ai for procurement conferences, reviewing the foundational competencies that let you describe and communicate about AI, fluency you have to build yourself, and the next frontier of where this technology is rapidly evolving.