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GAO helps agencies make most of acquisition process
The Government Accountability Office is one of the government's most robust watchdogs, especially when it comes to acquisition. Bill Anderson, GAO's controller and administrative services officer, discussed the ways GAO helps agencies get the most out of the acquisition process.
Tags: GAO , Bill Anderson , acquisition , In Depth , Francis Rose
OFPP, SBA trying to fix small business contracting shortcomings
Procurement chief Joe Jordan and SBA Administrator Karen Mills highlighted three long-time challenges in a new memo to senior agency officials. Agencies have until July 9 to detail steps they will take to address three areas.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition workforce , SBA , OMB , OFPP , Karen Mills , Joe Jordan , Jason Miller , small business
Quick wins show the benefits of DoD's Rapid Acquisition Program
Pia Romero is a contracts administrator at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and serves as an executive officer in the New Mexico Army National Guard. In a column for Federal News Radio's special report, Inside the World's Biggest Buyer, she says DoD's Rapid Acquisition Program provides items to the force, allows the contracting community the ability to participate and compete in the process, and can save money when applied properly.
Tags: Pia Romero , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Energy , acquisition , DoD , contracting , Rapid Acquisition Program
Inside the world's biggest buyer
All week long, Federal News Radio presents a multimedia special report on the changing face of acquisition. Throughout the series, Inside the World's Biggest Buyer, we hear from executive branch acquisition experts, lawmakers, auditors and industry experts on how the government can be a better buyer as it spends half a trillion dollars per year.
Tags: acquisition , Jason Miller , contracting , workforce , Congress
