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Ron Flom, Former Associate Director for Management, OPM

Contracting officers' representatives are disappearing because of age and sequestration. That's according to Ron Flom, former director of the Defense Acquisitio...

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March 18, 2015 5:05 pm

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Contracting officers’ representatives are disappearing because of age and sequestration. That’s according to Ron Flom, former director of the Defense Acquisition Institute, and former associate director for management at the Office of Personnel Management. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said agencies need to bring in more CORs because they can be your agency’s best friend during tight budget times.

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