Dustin Lanier, CPPO

Public Procurement Change Agents

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Discussions with interesting people in public procurement across State, Local and Education in North America led by Dustin Lanier, Certified Public Procurement Officer and Founder of Civic Initiatives. Recognized as a top 10 procurement podcast by Feedspot. Find out more about Civic Initiatives at https://www.civicinitiatives.com

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Author

Dustin Lanier, CPPO

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.civicinitiatives.com

Latest episode

Oct 28, 2026

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Episodes

Civic Initiatives at 16 years 28.10.2026

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/

Five For Friday - October 23rd 2026 Readout 23.10.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - October 2nd 2026 Readout 02.10.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - September 25th 2026 Readout 25.09.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - Sept 18th 2026 Readout 18.09.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - September 11, 2026 Readout 11.09.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - September 4th 2026 Readout 04.09.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - August 28th 2026 Readout 28.08.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

AI-Powered Procurement Foundations, Fluency, and the Next Frontier: Aug 21st, 2026 21.08.2026

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.

Five For Friday - Aug 14th 2026 Readout 14.08.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - August 7th 2026 Readout 07.08.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - July 24th 2026 Readout 24.07.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Socioeconomic Program Redesign: The Time Is Now: July 15, 2026 15.07.2026

Dustin reviews the current priority to reexamine and redesign socioeconomic programs that affect public procurement across the country.  He goes through at what has changed, where the momentum points, and how to take action.  This is an audio companion to an article published in the "Public Procurement on Linkedin" newsletter.

Five For Friday - July 10th 2026 Readout 10.07.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

AI Powered Procurement Foundations, Fluency and the Next Frontier: July 1st, 2026 01.07.2026

Dustin shares a snippet from his most recent updates to his procurement focused ai presentation for procurement conferences with a short clip focusing on the next frontier - an intro to agentic ai.

Five For Friday - June 26, 2026 Readout 26.06.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Getting Back in Gear: June 17, 2026 17.06.2026

Dustin comes back on the two month mark of Civic Initiatives joining the Public Knowledge family on what has been afoot, what he's learned, and what's coming through the rest of the year.  

Five For Friday - June 12th 2026 Readout 12.06.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - June 5th 2026 Readout 05.06.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - May 29th 2026 Readout 29.05.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - May 22nd 2026 Readout 22.05.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - May 15th 2026 Readout 15.05.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Five For Friday - May 8th 2026 Readout 08.05.2026

Public Procurement Change Agents Dustin 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/

Civic Initiatives agrees to join Public Knowledge 22.04.2026

Public Knowledge today announced the acquisition of Civic Initiatives to leverage the best strengths from each group to continue our mutual public sector services.  Dustin reflects on the journey and talks about the exciting opportunities ahead.

Five For Friday - April 17th 2026 Readout 17.04.2026

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

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