Public Procurement Change Agents
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
Episodes
280 episodes
Socioeconomic Program Redesign: The Time Is Now: July 15, 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 ...
Five For Friday - July 10th 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-cp...
AI Powered Procurement Foundations, Fluency and the Next Frontier: July 1st, 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
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-cp...
Getting Back in Gear: June 17, 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
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-cp...
Five For Friday - June 5th 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/
Five For Friday - May 29th 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/
Five For Friday - May 22nd 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/
Five For Friday - May 15th 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/
Five For Friday - May 8th 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/
Civic Initiatives agrees to join Public Knowledge
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 ...
Five For Friday - April 17th 2026 Readout
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 10th 2026 Readout
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 3rd 2026 Readout
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 20th Readout
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 AgentsFive For Friday - March 20th Readout...
Five For Friday - March 13th Readout
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 AgentsFive For Friday - March 13th Readout...
Five For Friday - March 6th Readout
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 AgentsFive For Friday - March 6th Readout
Five For Friday - February 27th Readout
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 AgentsFive For Friday - February 27th Readout<...
Public Procurement Change Agents is Five!
Dustin reflects on the weekly production of this podcast for five years, with nearly 6400 minutes of content on public sector operations projects.
Elite Eight Recap: your Playbook for AI in Public Procurement
Dustin recaps his recent speech at the California Association of Public Procurement Officials event, focusing on the fundamental checklist organizations can consider as they map a path to ai adoption, with an emphasis on public procurement.
Five For Friday - February 6th Readout
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 AgentsFive For Friday - February 6th Readout