Watch the July Buying Blue CoP recording and read the Q&A

Nearly 600 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics:

• The Procurement Optimization Program and a review of Procurement Services’ accomplishments in FY 2025.
• Travel & expense updates + SPG changes—Recent enhancements to Emburse Enterprise, including new mobile apps in development and recent updates to the Travel and Business Hosting SPG. 
• Tariffs—How Procurement Services is helping to mitigate tariff impacts as well as a new webpage with more information about tariffs,  resources for international shipping, customs brokerage, etc., and other important information related to the federal impact on procurement. 
• Buying from local restaurants—Details on the upcoming changes that make it easier to buy from local restaurants with a PCard.

If you weren’t able to attend the CoP webinar, the resources below offer a variety of ways to learn more about the topics covered at the event:

• Watch the recording.
• Review the presentation.
• Read the Q&A. 

Information about the CoP, including materials from previous events, can be found on the Buying Blue section of our website. You can sign up to receive information about the CoP and future events via MCommunity.