Federal Agencies Can Adapt Best Commercial Practice to Improve Their Acquisition of Services
Testimony presented to the Acquisition Advisory Panel on April 21, 2006.
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- Pages: 61
- Document Number: CT-261
- Year: 2006
- Series: Testimonies
Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Adapting Best Commercial Practice
Chapter Three
What Best Commercial Practice Is
Chapter Four
Metrics, Benchmarking, and Governance
Chapter Five
Education, Training, and Personnel Management
Chapter Six
Far Part 12 and Real Commercial Practice
Chapter Seven
Summary
Appendix A
RAND Publications Relevant to Federal Services Acquisition
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