A GSA chief acquisition officer would report directly to the
Administrator and be responsible for establishing acquisition
policy and overseeing its implementation – as well as develop
agency policy guidance on acquisition workforce training,
recruitment, and retention and for developing training
courses, said GSA’s proposal.
It said the CAO would have an external oversight role by
being outside of the FAS chain of command.
Inside FAS, an acquisition management organization would
monitor operating practices and activities to ensure that
they are fully compliant with the CAO’s directives and
appropriately consistent across business lines and regions,
said GSA.