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DHS Procurement Chief Outlines Contracting Flexibilities To Aid Vendors

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

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DHS Procurement Chief Outlines Contracting Flexibilities To Aid Vendors

DHS Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa. Photo: DHS

Department of Homeland Security Procurement Chief Soraya Correa on Thursday outlined existing and new regulatory and legal authorities the department can wield to help its contractors as DHS and industry cope with the coronavirus pandemic. “The health and safety of the DHS government and contractor workforce remains a priority to meet our mission in securing the homeland,” Soraya Correa said in a note to the DHS contractor community on the federal government’s procurement website. “We must work together to remain…

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