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March 26, 2013 By AMK

Chief acquisition officers fear budget woes put contracting workforce at risk

Many contracting reform efforts over the past few years have focused on building  up the federal acquisition workforce. Now, faced with near-crippling budget  uncertainty, agency acquisition officials are worried the progress of the past few  years could stall.

Agency chief acquisition officers are growing increasingly concerned about the  effects of the budget  crunch on the acquisition workforce, according to an exclusive Federal News Radio survey. Retaining the existing acquisition workforce was the  No. 1 priority identified by CAOs, followed closely by more workforce training and  hiring more acquisition workers.

The survey of chief acquisition officers and other senior-level procurement  managers was sent in January 2013 to 112 people. Twenty-nine responded — a 26 percent response rate.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federalnewsradio.com/76/3248696/Agency-CAOs-fear-budget-woes-put-workforce-at-risk.

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition, acquisition workforce, budget cuts, communication, GAO, industry feedback, myth-busting

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