Reinforcing the Acquisition and Procurement Process to Manage Competing Priorities
As an
acquisition or procurement professional working within government and military contracting you have never been under more pressure to deliver programs on cost, but also to ensure the best systems are procured. However with
a sweeping set of acquisition reforms coming into effect, focused on minimizing waste, reducing fraud, increasing competition for contracts, and tightening regulation on inter-agency procurement your decisions are being subject to increasingly conflicting priorities.
Gain first hand perspectives on how your fellow acquisition peers within:
DAU, HCI, US Army Contracting Command, Acquisition Management & Integration Center of US Air Force, Defense Acquisition University, Human Capital Initiatives Office, US Government Accountability Office, DPAP, Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, OUSD (AT&L), OSD-CAPE, United States Transportation Command, Aerospace Industries Association. Economic Crime Integration Desk of US Air force Office of Special Investigations and more, are responding to this new acquisition landscape.
The forum goes beyond policy updates; speakers and delegates will be debating on some of the operational strategies being employed within their organizations to deliver a more efficient and robust acquisition process within this unique environment including:
- Strategies for overcoming challenges in acquisition and procurement workforce management
- Avoiding waste, fraud and cost overruns during wartime contracting
- Controlling competing priorities in the acquisition and procurement process
- Leveraging strategic sourcing to increase program efficiency
- Further integrating acquisition and procurement with the supply chain to enhance process
key conference topics - Understand the recent policy changes and how they have impacted and changed the acquisition and procurement process
- Obtain strategies to maintain effective programs despite ongoing budget constraints
- Manage challenges with a depleted acquisition and procurement workforce
- Control competing priorities and maximize efficiency throughout the acquisition and procurement process
