The Government Accountability Office said this week that the number of bid protests filed in fiscal year 2014 jumped 5 percent from the previous year to hit 2,561, the highest level in more than a decade. Contracting attorneys and advocates have said companies are turning to protests more frequently, pushing harder to win work. “As the dollars shrink, there's greater competition for fewer dollars, and I think that increased competitive landscape is also driving up challenges,” said Alan Chvotkin, executive...
