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Congress

House Homeland Security Subcommittee Wants Smarter DHS Acquisition

Mai Hanoon

Friday, September 20th, 2013

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The Department of Homeland Security has policies in place that promote acquisition best practices, but a culture shift is needed to force program managers to actually follow them, a Government Accountability Office official yesterday told the House Homeland Security oversight and management efficiency subcommittee. Lawmakers brought up several instances of bad acquisition decisions, including uncoordinated H-60 helicopter upgrades between the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as well as a memo that exempted dozens of programs from reporting…

Army

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Army

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