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Collaboration: Transcending Agencies and Sectors

Collaboration: Transcending Agencies and Sectors . Dr. Francis C. Spampinato Chief Acquisition Officer Department of Energy. Collaboration. Where have we been? Where are we now? Where do we want to be? How do we get there? Examples -DOE -Intelligence Community.

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Collaboration: Transcending Agencies and Sectors

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  1. Collaboration: Transcending Agencies and Sectors Dr. Francis C. Spampinato Chief Acquisition Officer Department of Energy

  2. Collaboration Where have we been? Where are we now? Where do we want to be? How do we get there? Examples -DOE -Intelligence Community

  3. Collaboration Where we’ve been -NPR, Striving for efficiency -Late 90s-2000 -Post 9/11 Where we are -”Contractors are crooks……..” -”Government workers are roadblocks……” -”GAO is constantly looking for gotchas..” -”Congress is always pointing the finger” -DHS—”First responders resistent to communications sharing” -IAC---”I can’t get my work accomplished.” -Reluctance to serve or get involved

  4. Collaboration Why Not? -Exploding acquisition budgets, money to spend, no time to talk -Fleeting nature of some funds/programs -COI Concerns (Paranoia??)

  5. Collaboration Where we need to go -Collaboration in our agencies -Collaboration across our agencies -Collaboration with the private sector -Collaboration with our stakeholders

  6. Collaboration How? -Recognize all players/sectors have and add value -Discard the “us versus them” attitude -Start early and communicate often -Everyone on same page, upfront -Spot potential problems early, develop resolution early -Focus on resolution, not fault -Involve all stakeholders to the extent possible -Internal (GC, IG, Audit) -External (GAO, OMB, SBA, Hill) -Reform in support areas (Security, General Counsel, Audit) (procedural and/or communication/mitigation)

  7. Collaboration Examples; -DOE (High Risk Series) -PCR -Intelligence Community -DCI -IG

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