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September 24, 2019 By cs

Trump’s top acquisition official outlines priorities

Michael Wooten, the new administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), wants contracting professionals to meet 21st-century tech challenges head-on.
Dr. Michael Wooten was confirmed by the Senate as Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on Aug. 1, 2019.

Confirmed by the Senate in August, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Michael Wooten laid out a set of tech-heavy priorities Monday as he prepares to shape the way agencies buy goods and services.

In remarks made at a conference hosted by the Professional Services Council, Wooten said modernizing the policies that govern approximately $550 billion in annual spending represents a “huge opportunity,” but one government cannot undertake on its own.

Rather, it will require an educated, empowered acquisition workforce partnering with industry to provide an abundance of commercial technologies to a rapidly-changing federal government, Wooten said.

“The technological promise of the future is unparalleled and the acquisition world needs to be ready,” Wooten said. “I see modernizing the system as a huge opportunity, and one I need [industry’s] help in doing.”

Keep reading this article at: https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2019/09/trumps-top-acquisition-official-outlines-priorities/159910/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition reform, acquisition workforce, efficiency, innovation, OFPP, procurement reform

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