Paper Instructions
The course is Introduction to Acquisition & Procurement Fundamentals I
Please see the link below to read the full report of the Case and then answer the following four questions below.
https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/report/50-examples-government-waste
Paper (3 pages single-spaced)
The textbook used for this course is
Sammons, P. (2017). Contract Management: Core Business Competence (1st ed.). Kogan Page.
QUESTIONS
1. Look over the Case provided. In your opinion, which example is the worst misuse of government spending and why?
2. Assume that in at least some of these cases, someone thought there was a good reason to fund the programs. Can you identify 3 such programs and craft an argument that could be used to support the programs?
3. Pick 3 programs you think are simply bad ideas. They are likely to be decisions made by elected officials. What steps would you take to end them?
4. Responding to some of these problems might require administrative changes. Can you pick one program on this list that you think you could improve through better public administration? What steps would you take to strengthen its administration to reduce waste?
