A Vision of the Government as a World-Class Buyer: Major Procurement Issues for the Coming Decade

This report includes an analysis of the key issues facing government procurement and the steps that must be taken to address those issues. The study describes a “vision” of the government’s procurement process at the end of the decade and how to...

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By

Jacques S. Gansler

Former Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise

University of Maryland School of Public Affairs Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise

This report includes an analysis of the key issues facing government procurement and the steps that must be taken to address those issues. The study describes a "vision" of the government's procurement process at the end of the decade and how to efficiently and effectively transition to this "vision." Contracting

A Vision