DHS’ Soraya Correa Discusses Benefits of Agile Development

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa wants acquisition officials in on the agile discussion. With agile development emerging as a key to efficient federal business, Correa sees the benefit. Acquisition officials can aid in creating a better strategy for the components requesting the procurement if they know the need from the start. “At DHS, we are actually bringing procurement to the table at the requirements phase,” Correa said. “It’s not happening everywhere and you are not going to change culture overnight, but the conversation is changing.”

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