The Office of Management and Budget's Acquisition Workforce Development Strategic Plan for Civilian Agencies

This memorandum states that the government needs to ensure that it has the workforce needed to carry out robust and thorough management and oversight contracts to achieve programmatic goals, avoid significant overcharges, and curb wasteful spending. It also addresses the issue that the capacity and capability of the federal government's acquisition workforce to oversee and manage contracts have not kept pace with increased spending for increasingly complex purchases.