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How to improve the government procurement system

Al Burman, president of Jefferson Solutions and Chair of the Procurement Round Table, joins host Roger Waldron to talk about the work his group is doing.
May 10, 2011

Tags: contracting , procurement , Al Burman , Jefferson Solutions , acquisition workforce , Acquisition Advisory Panel , Roger Waldron , Coalition for Government Procurement , Off the Shelf , Procurement Round Table

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DHS management improvements start with acquisition

Deputy Secretary Lute told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about how DHS is improving contracting processes. Acquisition is one of three major areas that the department is focusing on to bring integration across all 22 components. Lute said part of her goal is to get off the GAO high-risk list.

Tags: contracting , management , industry , Janet Holl Lute , Daniel Akaka , Cathleen Berrick , DHS , GAO , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Quadrennial Homeland Security Review , financial management , management integration , Jason Miller

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