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Implementation of Insourcing Guidance Uneven, Industry Group Says

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The Obama administration has put forth a reasonable vision for balancing the strategic workforce needs of government agencies with the need to maintain competition for government service contracts but the implementation of this guidance has been uneven, officials with the Professional Services Council (PSC) said yesterday. For example, there is work at the Defense Department where competition is not being considered even though the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has stated that it should…

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