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Tuesday 16 October 2012

Cautionary Tale on Procurement

Yesterday, the Independent carried a story about the government debacle meant on rail franchises.  It suggested that the stripping out of senior staff had gone so far that the department was no longer able to manage contract awards competently.  This entirely plausible argument demonstrates how self defeating the government's austerity programme has become.

1 comment:

Martin Francis said...

I agree, but isn't there a danger of the same thing happening with Brent procurement after staffing cuts?

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