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Assessing acquisition rules a full-time pursuit

Rules and regulations are supposed to help the government make the smartest, fairest purchases are often complex. For Bill Woods, director of Acquisition and So...

Federal News Network Staff

June 13, 2012 5:14 pm

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Rules and regulations are supposed to help the government make the smartest, fairest purchases.

But they are so complex and convoluted at times that they can be a minefield.

For Bill Woods, director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, federal procurement rules are a full-time pursuit.

Woods joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp as part of Federal News Radio’s special week-long special report, Inside the World’s Biggest Buyer.

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