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

Author

Dustin Lanier, CPPO

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.civicinitiatives.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Cooperative Contracting: The Good, Bad, and The Ugly 10.07.2025

Dustin dives into the highlights from the GFOA procurement session on “Cooperative Contracts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”.  The panel included Dustin as moderator and , Elena Hoffnagle Dean Mealy, II NIGP-CPP, CPPO, and CSSBB and Elizabeth Millwee, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP.

Five For Friday - July 4th Readout 04.07.2025

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 Five For Friday - July 4th Readout

Five For Friday - June 27th Readout 27.06.2025

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 Five For Friday - June 27th Readout

Five For Friday - June 20th Readout 20.06.2025

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 Five For Friday - June 20th Readout

Five For Friday - June 13th Readout 13.06.2025

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 Five For Friday - June 13th Readout

Five For Friday - June 6th Readout 06.06.2025

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 Five For Friday - June 6th Readout

Seven things to know about coming changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations 29.05.2025

Dustin summarizes major points provided by leaders of the GSA in a recent briefing provided on changes in federal procurement guidelines.

Back to Basics - What is Category Management? 21.05.2025

Dustin gives definitions for category management in public procurement, with examples and practical guidance on how to penguin.  This podcast was also provided in article format at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/ Public Procurement Change Agents Back to Basics - What is Category Management?

Five For Friday - May 16th Readout 16.05.2025

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 Five For Friday - May 16th Readout

Five For Friday - May 9th Readout 09.05.2025

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 Five For Friday - May 9th Readout

5 Minute Excerpt: Partnering Through Procurement for Public Impact Interview 30.04.2025

Dustin and Stacey Moss, president of Public Knowledge, had an hourlong conversation about procurement during the NASPO exchange conference, with a great discussion on the NASPO Acquisition Support Services and the general role of procurement as an accelerator for government program delivery.  The full hourlong discussion can be found at https://pubknow.com/media-center/igniting-impact-podcast-part...

Earth Day 2025: Practical Procurement Strategies that Drive Sustainability - and the Bottom Line 22.04.2025

Dustin explores five topical sourcing principles that provide a practical path to where sustainability truly pays dividends.

Abridged excerpt from OPBA "Procurement as a Strategic Asset" presentation 16.04.2025

Dustin presented to the Ontario Public Buyers Association in their Ignite series about how to develop the public procurement function as a strategic asset.

Five For Friday - April 11th Readout 11.04.2025

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 Five For Friday - April 11th Readout

Five For Friday - April 4th Readout 04.04.2025

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 Five For Friday - April 4th Readout

Five For Friday - March 28th Readout 28.03.2025

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 Five For Friday - March  28th Readout

Five For Friday - March 21st Readout 21.03.2025

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 Five For Friday - March  21st Readout

The Foundation of Public Trust + Happy Procurement Month! 12.03.2025

Dustin provides some ideas on the importance of procurement professionals delivering the foundation of trust on government operations, and recognizing March as Procurement Month.

Five For Friday - February 28th Readout 28.02.2025

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 Five For Friday - February 28th Readout

Celebrating Four Years of the “Public Procurement Change Agents” Podcast 19.02.2025

Dustin talks about the public procurement change agents podcast on the four year anniversary of the first episode.

Five For Friday - February 14th Readout 14.02.2025

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 Five For Friday - February 14th Readout

Back to Basics: Proactive Management of Effective Procurement Audit Files 05.02.2025

Dustin discusses procurement audit files as a cornerstone of trust and transparency in procurement, and highlights the core checkpoints for excellence in this area.

Five For Friday - January 31st Readout 31.01.2025

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 Five For Friday - January 31st Readout

Five For Friday - January 24th Readout 24.01.2025

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 Five For Friday - January 24th Readout

Five For Friday - January 17th Readout 17.01.2025

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 Five For Friday - January 17th Readout

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