Can congress keep up the pressure on acquisition reform?* A recent groundswell ground·swell n. 1. A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 2. of legislative and regulatory actions to reform Defense Department weapon acquisition practices may not lead to meaningful change if the efforts are not kept up for years to come, insiders contend. Of particular concern are plans endorsed by the Obama administration and Congress to shift acquisition jobs from contractors to government personnel. From 2010 to 2014, the Pentagon Pentagon Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering is expected to hire 33,400 civilian workers, 10,000 of whom would be in acquisition roles. The problem is that acquisition experts and contracting officers A US military officer or civilian employee who has a valid appointment as a contracting officer under the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The individual has the authority to enter into and administer contracts and determinations as well as findings about such contracts. cannot be hired off the street. They require years of training to come up to snuff not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute. - Shak. See under Snuff. See also: Snuff Up . Reform advocates worry that these efforts will lose momentum because Congress tends to have a short attention span. |
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