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June 14, 2013
Cap Fight! Debate Continues Over Contractor Compensation
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
June 14, 2013
When Will the Contractors Contract?
Does privatization work as predicted by the neo-liberal ideologues?
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Topics: National Security
June 14, 2013
By Jack Scher
Government Errors Hurt Small Businesses
Government errors are making it impossible for small businesses to compete as contractors.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 13, 2013
Lost? The Guards at Y-12 Can Help
Yet another security breach at the Y-12 nuclear complex highlights the need for meaningful security changes.
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Topics: National Security
June 13, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Booz in the News and Whistleblower Blues
The revelation that it was Edward Snowden, an employee of National Security Agency contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, who blew the whistle on the NSA’s surveillance programs has thrust Booz Allen Hamilton into the spotlight. Unfortunately, their track record of business ethics and integrity has largely escaped scrutiny.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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