To Establish a Commission on Government Procurement
Abstract
I appreciate your invitation to appear here today to discuss S. 1707. The bill would establish and empower a Commission on Government Procurement to conduct a broad study of the current procurement statutes, regulations, policies and procedures, and the problems arising thereunder. In our report on S. 1707. we referred to the hearings on an identical bill, H.R. 474, before the Subcommittee on Military Operations, House Government Operations Committee, and listed the following reasons why we believe that an overall study as proposed by S. 1707 and H.R. 474 has merit: The piecemeal evolution of Federal procurement law is generally designed to solve or alleviate specific and sometimes narrow problems as they arise, The piecemeal evolution of Federal procurement law is generally designed to solve or alleviate specific and sometimes narrow problems as they arise, these procurement regulations have great impact on the rights and obligations of contractors, and the high level of spending for Government procurement. For fiscal year 1968 the Department of Defense alone awarded contracts totaling about $43 billion for supplies and services, representing about 80 percent of total Government procurement expenditures,
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD1180262
Entities
People
- Elmer B. Staats
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office