The Army is evaluating whether a type of large, multiple-award contract is really as fast-paced or cost-effective as it was envisioned to be, according to a top service procurement expert. Harry Hallock, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement, said Dec. 3 that the supposed benefits of multiple-award, task-order contracts haven't turned out as expected. "[When] the war effort started . . . it sounded really cool to somehow figure out how you can gather a lot of...
