Panel: Contract type matters -- but can be trumped by other factors

By Marjorie Censer / December 17, 2015 at 2:11 PM
A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a panel of experts argue that the type of contract used in a given procurement makes a difference -- but the overall success of a program depends on other factors as well. The study, released by CSIS on Thursday, comes as the Pentagon is giving greater attention to contract type. For instance, the original Better Buying Power document, released five years ago, instructed the military to give "greater...

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