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DHS Procurement Chief Says Business Limited During Shutdown

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

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Work with the Department of Homeland Security during the nearly month-long lapse in appropriations “is limited,” the department’s senior procurement official said on Jan. 17. Responding to industry inquires since the shutdown began on Dec. 22, Soraya Correa said DHS is short on employees for working with industry. “Given the lapse in funding, there are significant limitations as to the number of employees and the type of work that may continue to be performed in a lapse status,” Correa said…

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