All things procurement

Tuesday - 2/21/2012, 7:02pm EST

David Drabkin, corporate director for Acquisition Policy, Northrop Grumman

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February 21, 2012 -- David Drabkin, corporate director for Acquisition Policy at the Northrop Grumman Corporation, joins host Roger Waldron to give his personal take on the key issues facing the federal procurement system.

Drabkin discusses the management challenges and costs associated with contract duplication.

He also addresses the care and feeding of the acquisition workforce, and provides his insight on the historical spikes in procurement oversight experienced during war time and what it means for government and industry.

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