How to buy smart
25 March 2009 | Martha McKenzie-Minifie
It’s a conundrum that procurement professionals know all too well – how do you purchase what you need without wasting money?
US President Barack Obama spoke about the thorny issue yesterday as he fronted his second prime-time White House news conference since taking office.
“Where the [defence] savings should come in — and I’ve been working with [Defence] Secretary [Dr Robert] Gates on this, and we’ll be detailing it more in the weeks to come — is, how do we reform our procurement system so that it keeps America safe and we’re not wasting taxpayer dollars?,” he told reporters.
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