Steve Kelman: Shifting focus in acquisition strategy

Much of the focus on government acquisitions now is on source selection and acquisition strategy. Less attention goes to managing the contract on the back end.

Much of the focus on government acquisitions now is on source selection and acquisition strategy. Less attention goes to managing the contract on the back end. Steve Kelman is Professor of Public Management at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and former administrator of Federal Procurement Policy. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that focus may be getting it backwards.

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