Is a procurement position a dead end job?

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In the right agency (wink wink), no. It's a great legal adjacent job and gets you direct exposure to a) contractors, some big name and b) other in house depts. I've seen some people long term in procurement and others use it as a spring board. Remember that there is a vendor side to govt contracting, and a lot of those ppl started with inside knowledge of the govt.

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