“The General Services Administration is famous in part for its multiple award schedule system by which the government buys billions of dollars worth of day-to-day products and services. Less known is that GSA delegates operation of a piece of the program to Veterans Affairs. Namely, the contracts for medical supplies and services. The Government Accountability Office has found VA needs to do a better job of managing its schedule contracts. For more, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Shelby Oakley, director of the VA procurement portfolio at the GAO…” Listen to the podcast here.
Source: GAO says VA needs to do a better job managing schedule contracts – March 4, 2020. Federal News Network.
