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February 1, 2013 By AMK

Watchdog wants everyone on the same page about multi-agency contracting

The Defense Department needs to modernize its procurement procedures to take better advantage of interagency contracting, a Government Accountability Office report found.

At a time when savings from multi-agency purchases of goods and services are key goals of the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration, GAO has been monitoring several agencies’ internal regulations, policy and guidance for compliance with changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

“This is particularly important for DoD, where the inconsistency we found in how its organizations addressed the best procurement approach determination appears to be due to the lack of updated policies and guidance,” GAO wrote.

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Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: DoD, GAO, GSA, interagency contracts, MAC, multi-agency contracting, OMB

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