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Jim RosicaApril 23, 2018

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A month after losing a contract for the state’s first responder radio system, Harris Corp. has filed a public records lawsuit in Tallahassee. The Melbourne-based company filed its complaint last week. It seeks an “expedited hearing” after it asked for information that its competitor, Motorola Solutions, says is covered by a “trade secrets” exemption. The state on March […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2016

If you ever want to complain about how the Lottery is run in Florida, just take a gander at how other states royally screw it up. And how they victimize the companies getting it right. The most recent lesson comes from Maryland. Lottery officials there admitted they “inflated” an 8-year, $262 million IT contract “to include […]

Guest AuthorJune 20, 2016

With Florida being an $80 billion enterprise and the third-largest state in the nation, it is alarming that its procurement statutes, rules and policy have not been significantly changed in decades, contributing to our state lagging behind most states in the effective use of technology to make our state a better place to live and […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2016

An amendment put forward by Sen. Bill Galvano would turn over the state’s budget for medically complex children to one company: Miami-based Caregiver Services, Inc. The proviso language would allow the Agency for Health Care Administration to contract with a provider service network offering specialty plans that cover children who are eligible for the state’s Medicaid program. Though seemingly innocent, the amendment relies […]

Peter SchorschDecember 6, 2015

Florida ended the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season again without a direct hit, for the 10th year in a row. Despite this unprecedented run of good luck, many fear the Sunshine State will be far from ready when the next big storm arrives. One critical factor in disaster preparedness is the creation of Florida’s Statewide Emergency […]

Tag: Procurement

Harris files open records suit over statewide radio contract

IGT made a victim in Maryland lottery brouhaha

AIF supports needed IT procurement, contracting reform for the state of Florida

Last-minute budget move would grant Miami firm health sector monopoly

Amid bias claims, vendor demands answers in selection of Everbridge for Florida Emergency Notification System

After brutal storms, Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency, activates Florida National Guard