'IT' reaches new, set-aside status
Acronyms can upset someone who doesn't understand the terms because they're left out of the discussion.
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), told Dan Gordon, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, to "stop talking in acronyms" at hearing held on May 25. Gordon had been talking about GWACs (governmentwide acquisition contracts) and other alphabet-soup terms.
"I get to say I-T, right?” Gordon asked to be sure before going ahead with a comment on information technology.
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