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Data propels GSA's plans for the acquisition workforce

The Office of Governmentwide Policy is collecting information on common agency procurement needs and workforce issues. The office is preparing for huge increase in funding for 2011 for training and hiring.

Tags: IRMCO 2010 , contracting , Michael Robertson , Dan Gordon , GSA , OFPP , strategic sourcing , SAVE Award , HReinvented

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Will a bigger workforce mean a better GSA?

Will beefing up the acquisition workforce mean better, smarter buyers?

Tags: Jim Williams , GSA , best practices , Federal Acquisition Service

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An In Depth Discussion with GSA's Acquisition Policy Guru, Part 2

David Drabkin
Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer
GSA
September 29th, 2009

Tags: contracting , David Drabkin , GSA , acquisition ,

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An In Depth Discussion with GSA's Acquisition Policy Guru, Part 1

David Drabkin
Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer
GSA
September 22nd, 2009

Tags: contracting , David Drabkin , GSA , acquisition ,

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Strengthening the Acquistion Workforce

Tags: acquisition , Jeffrey Zients , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Nancy Kichak , David Drabkin , Office of Management and Budget , Office of Personnel Management , General Services Administration

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Air Force finds easier way to hire acquisition workers

Service using special authority approved by Congress. New process brings on new procurement workers in as little as 17 days.

Tags: contracting , pay and benefits , William Caffaro , Robert Gates , Air Force , DoD , Special hiring authority

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Enhancing the Acquisition Workforce

John Kamensky
Senior Fellow
IBM Center for the Business of Government
June 23rd, 2009
(Originally aired April 14th, 2009

Tags: contracting , tech , public sector management , mngt , IBM Center for the Business of Government , John Kamensky

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Setting the Example

Tags: contract , mngt , FEMA , Department of Homeland Security , Janet Napolitano , procurement

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Stimulus to bring new acquisition challenges

Robert Burton, former deputy administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and currently with the Venable law firm, says that the stimulus bill is not good news for the acquisition workforce.

Tags: mngt , acquisitions , stimulus , robert burton , Office of Federal Procurement Policy

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Acquisition oversight to shift to vendors

Competition, accountability among areas of focus for 2009

Tags: contract , GSA , Tyree Varnado , DOT , AFFIRM , FAR , integrity , oversight

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