On the recordDecember 20, 2009
We are here today for a simple reason: at a time when we face not only a fiscal crisis, but also a host of difficult challenges as a nation, business as usual in Washington just won't do.
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Press Release - President Obama Announces Agencies to Save $19 Billion in Contracting Reforms
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