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Mazie Hirono: “Since the establishment of the Department of Defense in 1947, the procurement process has been studied, enhanced and…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2017
Since the establishment of the Department of Defense in 1947, the procurement process has been studied, enhanced and improved over the many decades.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono reflects on the evolution of the procurement process in the DOD.

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