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Dan Kim

Daniel C. Kim is director of procurement for the Weideman Group. His 25+ years of experience in state and local government includes serving as director of California’s Department of General Service and a term as president of the National Association of State Chief Administrators.

Opinion

Policy+Action With Dan Kim: Cutting Spending With Priority-Based Budgeting

“How government chooses to make spending reductions is just as important as how it creates new programs,” writes Dan Kim. “The time to cut budgets is also an opportunity to rethink what the government does, how it does it, and whether it’s working.”

August 23, 2024
· Dan Kim
Opinion

Policy + Action With Dan Kim: Let’s 'Shark Tank' IT Project Approval

Completing an IT project can be slow and complicated — but before it even begins, the project approval itself can eat up months or years. Dan Kim has a proposal: Let's take some lessons from the TV show Shark Tank.

November 01, 2023
· Dan Kim
Opinion

Policy+Action With Dan Kim: Let’s Professionalize Purchasing

The public servants who handle procurement wield millions of dollars and important contracts supporting work with far-reaching impacts. So why are they underpaid? Contributor Dan Kim discusses possible solutions.

September 18, 2023
· Dan Kim