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Procurement: Assessment of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy

NSIAD-88-35 Published: Nov 20, 1987. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 1987.
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Highlights

GAO reviewed the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to assess its leadership in setting government-wide procurement policy.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Office of Management and Budget The Director, OMB, should provide the support needed to ensure that OFPP will be able to effectively perform its functions, such as those concerning: (1) overall procurement policy direction; (2) coordination in developing executive branch positions on procurement-related legislation; and (3) leadership in dealing with procurement work-force issues.
Closed – Not Implemented
Continued follow-up reporting on this recommendation is not necessary.
Office of Management and Budget Because effective and dynamic leadership is such a critical ingredient to the success of such a small central office, the Director, OMB, should ensure that the position of the OFPP Administrator does not remain vacant for long periods of time. The timely appointment and confirmation of an administrator is important to demonstrate commitment to the OFPP mission.
Closed – Implemented
Continued follow-up reporting on this recommendation is not necessary.

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