Tangling With an Octopus: Working at the Department of Homeland Security
By Ambika Behal
Purchasing officers at the 2-year old octopus that is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a consolidation of 22 different governmental agencies with 35 new offices, are ready to do business in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. But actually getting work out of that tangle of tentacles is challenging, say those who have tried.
"More people give up, rather than keep going," said Gloria Berthold, CEO of TargetGov.tv in Elkridge, a firm that helps other businesses connect with the government. "Over 300,000 companies are registered to do business with the federal government - but not all of them are doing business with it because the government has its own language, which can be confusing."
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