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July 1, 2013

By Andrew Wyner

Despite Panic, Large Contractors Evading Sequestration Hit



Dodging a Punch Large contractors who once publicly panicked in the face of sequestration and threatened their employees’ jobs are just months later doing relatively well.

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Topics: Contract Oversight

June 24, 2013

By Scott H. Amey, J.D.

GAO Report May Be Scissors Needed to Cut Compensation Cap



GAO Compensation Cap Graph The congressional effort to reduce the contractor compensation cap is still moving forward. That effort got a big boast last week when the GAO found that a cap reduction could result in hundreds of millions in savings, and that might only be the tip of the

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Topics: Contract Oversight

June 14, 2013

By Scott H. Amey, J.D.

Cap Fight! Debate Continues Over Contractor Compensation



Cat Fight This week, the House Armed Services Committee took up the long-debated issue of setting the contractor compensation benchmark in the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act. Section 813 includes language to set the cap at its current level of $763,029, but allows for cost adjustments.

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Topics: Contract Oversight

May 30, 2013

By Scott H. Amey, J.D.

White House Backing Down on Contractor Compensation Cap



Contract Oversight The White House is backing down on its call to significantly reduce the cap on compensation for defense and civilian contractor employees.

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Topics: Contract Oversight, Government Accountability

April 25, 2013

By Scott H. Amey, J.D.

President’s 2014 Budget Has Contracting Theme



2014 Budget Cover The President's 2014 budget proposal includes proposals to improve the federal contracting system, which is a good start to save taxpayer dollars.

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