Effective prompting is key to AI-powered insights. Review our tips & tricks for quickly surfacing insights in AI Notebook and learn about the upcoming release of our new AI Search experience.
We added details on thousands of historical purchases from some key agencies, like City of New Orleans and Essex County, NJ. Visit Spending & POs to review what's new.
Special Education is top of mind for school districts around the country. Visit Meeting Intelligence to see what they're saying, or read on for sample insights.
The Federal government shutdown continues to breed uncertainly among vendors & contractors. Read recent blogs on how you can navigate the shutdown, CMMC changes, and more.
Haunted by Bad Prompts? How to Summon Better AI Results
Effective prompting is what turns AI potential into practical, actionable intelligence. The way you ask your questions shapes the quality, relevance, and usability of the answer. Here are some tips on how to create fruitful prompts in AI Notebook:
1. Start broad for the big picture. When you need an overview, ask across your entire project. Try: “Summarize all the bids in this project” or “List all meetings that mentioned security cameras.” The AI will pull insights from everything, not just what’s on your screen.
2. Zoom in for record-level detail. Once you’ve found the record you care about, select it and ask something specific like: “Summarize the products and services requested for this bid.” The AI will stay laser-focused on that record only.
3. Drill down into documents. Need to unpack one document? Select it and ask: “Summarize this document.” You’ll even get clickable citations that take you right to the supporting context.
4. Turn prompts into productivity. Prompting isn’t just for Q&A, it’s also for workflow. Use it to rank bids by best fit, summarize key meeting discussions, or export structured data into a CSV. Smart prompts turn the AI into your personal assistant.
Coming Soon: AI Search
We’re taking prompting to the next level. Our new AI Searchdelivers a truly conversational search experience, combining the best of the open web and our exclusive proprietary data to uncover insights you won’t find anywhere else.
Stay tuned - launch details are on the way!
Ask you Relationship Manager about enablingAI Notebook on your account today or check out our other AI Tools.
We've Conjured Something Up: Check Out New Data & Features
We’re always expanding and refreshing our datasets to keep your insights up to date and comprehensive. We recently added thousands of line items from these hard-to-capture agencies:
City of South Bend, Indiana
Coachella Valley Unified School District, California
Essex County, New Jersey
City of New Orleans, Louisiana
To access these new datasets, navigate to our Spending & PO's module, then copy/paste any of these agencies under Agency Name in the left-hand filters menu.
You asked, we listened. This year, we’ve rolled out a few key updates inspired by your feedback:
Cleaner Spending Search: We trimmed unnecessary fields from the “Any Field” filter for sharper, more relevant results.
Copy Full AI Chats: Need to share insights? You can now copy an entire AI Chat thread—or just one response—to send to teammates or save for later.
Easier Help Access: The Help Site button now lives at the top of your page for quick, one-click support.
Beware of Missed Opportunities: Take Advantage of Our Insights
Funding for Special Education is top of mind for several school districts across the US. Check out these discussions you may have missed:
Listen to Hopkinton School District (NH) discuss a $95,000 increase to the FY 2027 budget to address transportation and special education needs.
Listen to Burbank Unified School District (CA) pass an amendment to increase Special Education’s budgeted amount by $150,000.
Listen to Middletown Public Schools (CT) talk about sourcing funds for special education to fill gaps caused by federal funding cuts.
Our team can help you uncover similar insights about your competitors, target agencies, or specific regions using our robust Spending & Purchase Order or Meetings Intelligence data. Reach out to your Relationship Manager to learn how we can support your strategy.
Federal Frights:
Surviving the Shutdown & New Contracting Regulations
After finishing Chris Dixon’s blog, learn how GovSpend helps vendors stay ahead with real-time procurement data, trend tracking, and meeting insights to maintain business continuity.
Read the recap or watch the webinar where Eric Crusius breaks down two major 2025 federal contracting changes—the launch of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and the new Federal Acquisition Regulation.
