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GAO says VA needs to do a better job managing schedule contracts

Published: March 4, 2020, 5 a.m.

b'The General Services Administration is famous in part for its multiple award schedule system by which the government buys billions of dollars worth of day-to-day products and services. Less known is that GSA delegates operation of a piece of the program to Veterans Affairs. Namely, the contracts for medical supplies and services. The Government Accountability Office has found, VA needs to do a better job of managing its schedule contracts. For more, we turn to Shelby Oakley, director of the VA procurement portfolio at the GAO.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'