Key Trends in Government Procurement

Steven Schooner, Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law, joined Federal News Radio's Off the Shelf to review 2013's key trends, events, and personalities in government procurement. Professor Schooner notes 2013 was the first year in the modern era with a significant reduction in federal procurement spending. Explaining this change, he said, "We don't know yet whether [this level of spending] is in fact what's going to become the new typical for a procurement year, or whether this reflects some of the chicanery and uncertainty that was driven by all of the gamesmanship last year.