Thank you, Madam Chair.
My question is directed to Mr. Matthews and Mr. Glover.
We've been talking about better collaboration between the federal departments and the private suppliers. One of the examples given in this report is that suppliers can provide comments or ask for clarifications about business or technical requirements. Was this something not available to them in past procurement processes?
There's also a section in the report stating that even when there is collaboration and dialogue, oftentimes the suppliers aren't provided clear answers to their questions in a timely manner.
My second question is this: What is being done differently through this agile procurement process to improve collaboration?