The Army has made progress filling a shortage of acquisition professionals, but service officials are still seeking specialists to close out contracts, according to Army Under Secretary Joseph Westphal. Recruiting such experts is a focus area for the service because their work in the contracting field is linked to the need to audit the Army's financial books, Westphal said at an Oct. 10 breakfast in Washington sponsored by Government Executive . Achieving successful audits for the military departments has been...
