Delay in hiring OGC chief criticised_3
18 July 2012
Government purchasing professionals have expressed concern about the delay in appointing a chief executive for the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), three months before the new body is due to begin operations.
A decision had been expected before Christmas, but as SM went to press an announcement was still awaited. One senior professional warned that the delay was “not conducive to getting things done”. There was “bound to be a certain amount of frustration over the length of time”, they added.
The OGC’s arrival was heralded in last year’s Gershon review of central...