Podcast: Introducing LEAN Concepts to State Government

On Episode 18 of Decisions That Matter, we sit down with Curt Topper, the current Pennsylvania Secretary of General Services, a position he has held since 2015. Curt Topper has ample experience in public service and procurement, having served as the Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of General Services for Procurement in the early 2000s.   

Curt Topper sat down with Procurated Founder & CEO, David Yarkin, to discuss the biggest topics across Pennsylvania, including the tremendous success of the state's cooperative contracting program COSTARS. The team at Procurated has had the pleasure of working closely with the COSTARS team to help buyers better understand vendor performance.

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