An update on key DoD and VA procurement programs

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This week, the Government Accountability Office’s Shelby Oakley joined Off the Shelf for a wide ranging discussion on GAO’s major work covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

Oakley serves as a director in GAO’s Contracting and National Security Acquisitions team, where her portfolio includes Navy Shipbuilding, DoD acquisition management and VA acquisition management, among other areas.

Oakley discusses recent reports on key procurement programs across DoD and VA, including GAO’s annual weapons assessment, the replacement for the Ohio-class submarine, VA supply chain management, VA’s COVID logistics response  and the VA FSS program.