Information technology vendors who sell hardware and software to the federal market are keenly aware of significant flaws in the way government agencies purchase IT. An effort to reform IT procurement has been conducted by the Obama administration for the last two years — with some improvement. Some members of Congress, however, still aren’t satisfied. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has proposed additional reforms to make IT procurement more effective and efficient.
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Vendors Sound Off on Legislation Changing Federal IT Purchases
Posted by: John K. Higgins February 22, 2013 05:00 AMInformation technology vendors who sell hardware and software to the federal market are keenly aware of significant flaws in the way government agencies purchase IT. An effort to reform IT procurement has been conducted by the Obama administration for the last two years — with some improvement. Some members of Congress, however, still aren’t satisfied. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has proposed additional reforms to make IT procurement more effective and efficient.