Study of Civil Agency Acquisition Research Needs. Volume 1. Part A. Executive Summary

摘要

This volume is a condensed executive summary of a study that investigated issues and problems in the acquisition process within sixteen federal civil agencies. The study was intended initially to develop a civil agency acquisition research plan and a number of research proposals to be recommended for sponsorship by the Civil Agency Acquisition Research Council (CAARC). Due to the pressures of time, the number of research proposals was reduced, the research plan was shortened, and the major part of the effort was devoted to determining and reporting the major issues and problems revealed in approximately 300 interviews across the 16 major federal civil agencies.