Contract Insights

Since 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has preserved the public's right to request access to US Federal Agency contract records and data; the government of the United States is required to disclose federal agency records, including commercial or financial information. Learn about the Freedom of Information Act and how a public access portal for FOIA government contracts - coupled with the far-reaching power of leading-edge contract management software - can streamline requests for FOIA contracts.

Procurement managers and procurement teams may have their work cut out for them without the right procurement tools.  Ineffectual procurement and acquisition strategies can lead to unnecessary risk, dark purchasing, harmful data inaccuracies, detrimental supplier issues, and an overall longer purchasing cycle.  Procurement teams need to avoid wasted time, squandered opportunities, and wasted resources that stem from ununified and inefficient procurement.  Instead, they should embrace a future-minded process with six tips for improved eProcurement and acquisition.  Read about these helpful tips below.

(This post was originally published April 24, 2017. Updated May 29, 2018)

Managing contract compliance can be tough.  It becomes even more difficult when important terms and clauses are buried deep within a contract.  Times that by the thousands of contracts a company will manage and you can find yourself more frustrated than ever.  Missing compliance can cost an organization much more than hefty fees and fines.  Reputations could tarnish and deals could go down the drain.  Your organization could be playing catch up for a while.  Being able to meet compliance becomes a top priority.  It becomes easier with the right contract management software in place.

CobbleStone is proud to announce the release of its new mobile Contract Management Software App for Android and Apple iOS devices. CobbleStone’s mobile app allows users to track key dates, automate workflow tasks, search, build reports, send documents for signature, and much more. In designing an application to complement our contract lifecycle management software, we knew we had to create something equally as robust and feature rich.