Acquisition and contracting improvement plans and pilots : saving money and improving government.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Office of Management and Budget

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government purchasing--United States--Management.

Government purchasing.

Public contracts--United States--Costs.

Public contracts.

Government purchasing--Management.

Public contracts--Costs.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Executive Office of the President of the U.S., Office of Management and Budget, [2009]

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 22, 2009).

"December 2009."

President Obama believes that taxpayers deserve to have their dollars spent wisely. To help instill a new sense of responsibility when it comes to spending the taxpayers' dollars, he has charged federal departments and agencies with saving $40 billion annually by Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 through terminating unnecessary contracts, strengthening acquisition management, ending the overreliance on contractors, and reducing the use of high-risk contracts across government. Since 2002, spending on federal contracts has more than doubled. To achieve these savings, agencies are using a combination of strategies, including program terminations and reductions, internal spending caps, and more effective use of competition. Innovative approaches, such as online reverse auctions and electronic-sealed bids, also are contributing to the agency plans. Agencies are identifying new avenues for strategic sourcing, where the government leverages buying power to achieve better deals for the taxpayer. As the world's largest purchaser, the government is positioned to negotiate lower prices for goods and services. Yet, that position has not been utilized fully. The Chief Acquisition Officers Council is identifying new strategic-sourcing approaches, and how to structure contracts so as to provide better value for a lower price for commonly acquired goods and services.

OCLC:

492271647