Training Requirements for Changing Times,

Abstract

Federal Managers in the procurement career series have become concerned that there appears to be a need to increase the skill level in career field. The Office of Personnel Management has demonstrated a perception of the procurement career field, as less professional and more administrative in nature, by their efforts in revising the job standards. This perception and current events highlight the subject matter of this paper. The author utilizes data researched from the Federal Acquisition Institute on the educational level of the Government procurement careerist to arrive at his conclusions. The statistical data is supplemented by discussions conducted with industry and Government leaders during recent National Contract Management Association (NCMA) meetings and symposiums. The author makes certain recommendations to improve the overall development of the procurement career professionals. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002764

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  • G. T. Nikolas

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contracts
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Perception
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Statistical Data

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