In every procurement officer there is a slight love affair with a really good scam.

The commander turned back around and pierced the procurement officer with a stare.

"Did I mention I spent six months as a procurement officer?"

But it leaves assessment of the procurement officers' progress to their elected superiors.

Many industries employ procurement officers, from small companies to global organizations.

In a small company, the procurement officer may work singly, but often there is a team that executes the purchasing for an organization.

Unless you have an inside track with a procurement officer it's difficult to break in," he said.

Her husband was a military procurement officer, and after years of teaching while following his postings around the country, she entered government herself in 1981.

If their procurement officers were taking kickbacks, it could be happening anywhere.