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Another whittlin’!

…the contracting plan for the replacement tanker until the next administration comes on board. In essence the thing is cancelled. Right on! An end to some whittlin’? __________________________ by ilsm…

More money lost to friends?

…been seeking, Mr. Heagen said his company had used “best practices” and sound methodology to determine KBR’s costs. Bob Bauman, a former Pentagon fraud investigator and contracting expert, said that…

Shadow system ethics

…work side by side with federal employees and perform similar functions.” From GAO 08-572T Testimony pg 11. The following is cut from Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 37 Service Contracting: Part…

Who is minding this store?

…state the fact that many of those contractors are the technical side of the program management office. The program staff needs government contracting personnel with their warrant, but their warrants…

Opus 1, Second movement: On taxation

…double distortion argument and the problems with contracting around and haphazardness, I believe the case against using legal rules to redistribute to the poor becomes almost overwhelming. The tax system…

The Ownership Society

…is to “defund the left,” which includes relatively well-known proposals like tort reform to get rid of the trial lawyers and contracting out government jobs to get rid of public…

Rising Health Costs: Short Run Job Loss, Long Run Wage Cuts

…occurring in industries with the highest benefits. Furthermore, rising health costs are consistent with evidence that the quality of jobs has deteriorated, with higher-paying jobs contracting and lower-paying jobs expanding….