Imagine that.
From Government Executive magazine, June 14th, 2004 …
“He doesn’t have a lot of background in procurement, so the hope is that he’s a good learner,” says Steven Kelman, who served as federal procurement administrator in the Clinton administration. “I don’t know where David Safavian comes out on [acquisition reform],” says Allan Burman, another former procurement chief. Angela Styles, who held the top acquisition post until last September, says Safavian has “no apparent philosophy” on procurement issues. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved Safavian’s nomination on June 2.
(ed.note: Thanks to TPM Reader CF.)
