Acquisition Workforce: Status of Agency Efforts to Address Future Needs
GAO-03-55
Published: Dec 18, 2002. Publicly Released: Jan 17, 2003.
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Highlights
The federal government is dramatically changing the way it purchases goods and services--by relying more on judgment and initiative versus rigid rules to make purchasing decisions. At the same time, agencies are dealing with reductions in the civilian acquisition workforce. GAO was asked to determine what efforts federal civilian agencies are making to address their future acquisition workforce needs.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Office of Federal Procurement Policy | In order to leverage the experiences of federal agencies' efforts, including those of DOD, to address future acquisition workforce, the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy should work with procurement executives to ensure that the lessons learned from these efforts are shared with all federal agencies as they continue with their initiatives to improve the acquisition workforce. |
Closed – Implemented
On October 31, 2003, OFPP approved a charter that established a Board of Directors made up of procurement executives from various agencies. The Board was tasked to oversee the Federal Acquisition Institute's efforts to support the acquisition workforce by ensuring that the lessons learned from individual agencies efforts are shared with all federal agencies. GAO considers this recommendation closed.
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Federal procurementProcurement planningStrategic planningStaff utilizationFederal procurement policyAcquisition workforceLabor forceHuman resources managementProcurementLessons learned