New OFPP administrator seeks to reduce risks of federal contracting through AI, robotics

Summary: Michael Wooten became the 15th administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy about six weeks ago. More importantly, he became the first permanent head of federal procurement during the Trump administration. In his first two public speeches, Wooten hit all the expected notes that an OFPP administrator is supposed to reach around workforce, technology and data. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller writes about why Wooten has an opportunity to move the acquisition workforce out from under the flow charts of government procurement. Miller joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in studio for more discussion.