"What we are going to do through this agenda of curing procurement is to ensure that every single dollar we spend within the Department of Education is $1 that is furthering our mission of delivering excellent education to students across the five boroughs, he said, during a Tuesday news conference on the Upper West Side in which he unveiled the plan."
"The department will also review each new contract as it comes up for renewal. We expect that these measures alone will result in at least a 10% reduction in redundant spending and a 30% decrease in retroactive and emergency procurement, Mamdani said. As an example of the wasteful spending Mamdani says his plan would curtail, he pointed to hundreds of millions of dollars in technology contracts he said the DOE inked during the COVID-19 pandemic."
Zohran Mamdani unveiled a three-pronged plan to reform the Department of Education's contracting system to eliminate duplicative spending and increase accountability. The plan calls for cutting wasteful contracts, overhauling procurement architecture, and holding vendors accountable. The next DOE chancellor would audit the department's top 50 vendors and its 25 largest contracts and review each contract at renewal. The plan aims for at least a 10% reduction in redundant spending and a 30% drop in retroactive and emergency procurement. Mamdani cited outdated systems, staffing shortages, hiring delays, and excessive contractor volume, noting large pandemic-era technology contracts.
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