1.0Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairshttps://www.hsgac.senate.govTim O'Connor Fraserhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/Senators Respond to GAO Report Showing that Federal Contracting Officers Too Often Do Not Drive a Hard Bargain - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="72LcmP5mGJ"><a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/senators-respond-to-gao-report-showing-that-federal-contracting-officers-too-often-do-not-drive-a-hard-bargain/">Senators Respond to GAO Report Showing that Federal Contracting Officers Too Often Do Not Drive a Hard Bargain</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/senators-respond-to-gao-report-showing-that-federal-contracting-officers-too-often-do-not-drive-a-hard-bargain/embed/#?secret=72LcmP5mGJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Senators Respond to GAO Report Showing that Federal Contracting Officers Too Often Do Not Drive a Hard Bargain” — Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs" data-secret="72LcmP5mGJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
</script>
WASHINGTON — Top members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee learned Monday that federal contracting officers could achieve savings in contracts and purchases by adopting best practices such as seeking discounts from commercial vendors and by improvements to competitive bidding. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that […]https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg1200630