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July 10, 2018 By AMK

How to fix the Pentagon’s acquisition workforce problems in one week

The Section 809 Panel, established to find ways to streamline and improve the defense acquisition process, has advocated for drastic changes, primarily by empowering acquisition leaders to make buying and hiring decisions and boosting funding to train civilian acquisition workers, according to its latest report.

Section 809 Panel Chair David Drabkin and Commissioner and Ret. Army Lt. Gen. N. Ross Thompson III talk about the panel’s June 28 report, a second of three volumes on streamlining acquisition regulations, to get their thoughts on how successful the recommendations would be if adopted.

Read FCW’s interview here: https://fcw.com/articles/2018/07/05/acquisition-809-workforce-fix.aspx

 

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition workforce, DAWDF, DAWIA, Section 809 Panel, SoD, streamlined acquisition process

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