Federal Contracting and Acquisition: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Authors

Steven L. Schooner, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Status

Accepted

Abstract

This brief paper discusses the Obama administration's public procurement agenda, major trends that influence the acquisition regime (that now encompasses $500B annually), and significant challenges the administration faces in improving the value it receives for the money it spends. It concludes with a group of research questions suggested by participants at the November IBM forum on Framing a Public Management Research Agenda.

GW Paper Series

GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 483, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 483

SSRN Link

http://ssrn.com/abstract=1542830

Recommended Citation

Chapter in Framing a Public Management Research Agenda, p. 30, IBM Center for the Business of Government, 2010