{"slug": "tech-spending-is-a-leadership-problem-not-just-a-procurement-problem", "title": "Tech Spending Is A Leadership Problem, Not Just A Procurement Problem", "summary": "Forbes Councils member Stan Garber argues that closing the technology procurement gap requires investment in AI infrastructure, a decision that belongs to CIOs and CTOs, framing tech spending as a leadership issue rather than merely a procurement one.", "body_md": "# Tech Spending Is A Leadership Problem, Not Just A Procurement Problem\n\nBy Stan Garber, Forbes Councils MemberSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Closing the procurement gap takes an investment in AI infrastructure, and that decision belongs to CIOs and CTOs.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-spending-is-a-leadership-problem-not-just-a-procurement-problem", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/tech-spending-is-a-leadership-problem-not-just-a-procurement-mvhb", "published_at": "2026-08-31 14:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-31 14:22:32.661331+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Stan Garber", "Forbes Councils"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-spending-is-a-leadership-problem-not-just-a-procurement-problem", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-spending-is-a-leadership-problem-not-just-a-procurement-problem.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-spending-is-a-leadership-problem-not-just-a-procurement-problem.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-spending-is-a-leadership-problem-not-just-a-procurement-problem.jsonld"}}