CONTRACT MANAGEMENT: Trends and Challenges in Acquiring Services

Abstract

Thank you for inviting me to participate in the Subcommittee's hearing on the challenges confronting the government's acquisition of services. Federal agencies spend billions of tax dollars each year to buy services ranging from clerical support and consulting services, to information technology services such as network support, to the management and operation of government facilities, such as national laboratories. The amount being spent on services is growing substantially. Last year alone, the federal government acquired more than $87 billion in services a 24-percent increase in real terms from fiscal year 1990.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390600

Entities

People

  • David E. Cooper

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training
  • Websites

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design