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Article: Program management versus contingency contracting: lessons learned from the field.(PROGRAM MANAGEMENT)
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- Defense AT & L
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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What follows are some of my observations as a program manager deployed to support contingency contracting for the Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan. My intent is to highlight some of my lessons learned from the point of view of a soldier with a different perspective on contingency contracting: an Army Acquisition Corps officer trained primarily in program management and logistics but cross-trained in contracting. It is my hope that this article will give those who will be supporting contingency contracting some new perspectives and factors to consider for their missions.
I'll be addressing five questions that resulted from my experience:
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