Has government hit mute on contracting officers’ innovation?

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Has government hit mute on contracting officers’ innovation?

Acquisition oversight by agency inspectors general, the Government Accountability Office and Congress have muted a lot of the innovation by contracting officers. A...

Federal News Network Staff

November 15, 2010 4:12 pm

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Acquisition oversight by agency inspectors general, the Government Accountability Office and Congress have muted a lot of the innovation by contracting officers.

A new survey by the Professional Services Council and Grant Thornton finds most respondents believe oversight is more focused on reporting and not fixing problems.

Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller joined the DorobekINSIDER with details on what contracting officers are saying about this and other challenges they face.