Off the Shelf

GAO: Providing insight & foresight for Congress

Bill Woods, director with the Acquisition and Sourcing Management team at the US Government Accountability Office, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss GAO's mis...

Roger Waldron

January 18, 2016 6:29 pm

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Bill Woods, Government Accountability Office

(This show originally aired on January 19, 2016)

This week on “Off the Shelf”, Bill Woods, director with the Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office, provides an overview of GAO’s mission, structure and operations.

Woods describes the GAO’s role supporting Congressional oversight and its interactions with agencies and departments across the federal government.

He also walks us through the audit and review process and how GAO interacts with its stakeholders. and provides his insights regarding recent GAO reports focusing on completion under the Federal Supply Schedule program and DoD’s efforts in price analysis of commercial items.

Finally, Woods gives his thoughts on the current state of procurement and access to the commercial market.