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July 30, 2013 By AMK

Agencies lack incentives to save money through strategic sourcing, GAO says

Congress could promote strategic sourcing by setting goals in legislation  that would hold agencies accountable for their use of it, Cristina Chaplain of  the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said July 15, 2013.

Chaplain, director for acquisition and sourcing management at GAO, said at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that even  though strategic sourcing presents a clear chance to save money, procurement officials lack incentives to pursue it.

Those who achieve savings might see their budgets cut the next year, Chaplain  said.

“Failure actually pays off in government, doesn’t it?” Sen. Ron Johnson  (R-Wisc.) asked. “Exactly,” Chaplain replied, adding that some officials resist the loss of control over spending that results when the government leverages its  collective size.  Federal procurement is largely decentralized, and strategic sourcing aims to aggregate the government’s buying power.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.fiercegovernment.com/story/agencies-lack-incentives-save-money-through-strategic-sourcing-gao-says/2013-07-16

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, acquisition training, Better Buying Power, budget cuts, GAO, OFPP, strategic sourcing

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