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Ireland eyes major offshore wind boost

Author: Splash 247

Ireland is eyeing a significant expansion of its offshore wind ambitions, with new analysis revealing up to 18 GW of additional fixed-bottom capacity could be developed—more than doubling what’s currently planned.

Defence push reshapes procurement priorities

Author: Ireland-Live

The UK Government is investing £1.5 billion to establish at least six new munitions and energetics factories, signalling a major shift toward an “always on” defence supply chain.

What procurement leaders can learn from Ireland's most expensive hospital project

Author: RTE News

The National Children’s Hospital has become a €2.2 billion cautionary tale for public infrastructure—and a wake-up call for procurement leaders.

EU-China procurement tensions threaten fragile trade balance

Author: The Edge Malaysia

The EU’s first use of its International Procurement Instrument is sending ripples through global supply chains.

The real cost of procurement isn’t just financial

Author: April Lara

Price cuts, AI rollouts, global pivots—on the surface, procurement looks like a game of numbers and efficiency.

Slack joins the software price war for government contracts

Author: Tech Radar

US government procurement just got a lot leaner.

AI in government raises new questions over ethics and access

Author: Reuters

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is being deployed by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to analyse sensitive US federal data, despite lacking full authorisation.

India signals shift in procurement policy for global trade advantage

Author: Hindustan Times

India is preparing to open up a significant slice of its $700 billion public procurement market to foreign firms, starting with the US, on a reciprocal basis.

ClearanceJobs aims to streamline public sector hiring

Author: Guru Jobs

DHI Group has joined forces with Carahsoft to fast-track the recruitment of cleared professionals into government roles via its ClearanceJobs platform.

Temporary contracts in education raise deeper procurement questions

Author: Unite the Union

Nearly 15,000 low-paid education support staff in Northern Ireland—most of them women—are stuck on temporary contracts, with over 2,500 classroom assistants left without permanency despite four years of service.

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