Defense Dept. Plan to Hire 20,000 Acquisition Overseers Faces Myriad Challenges

Credit: U.S. NAVY
Fed up with Pentagon resources being drained by the spiraling costs of weapons systems, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is aiming to bring 20,000 acquisition overseers into the government workforce. But finding enough employees equipped with the skills to manage multibillion-dollar procurement...

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