Pentagon falls short of competition goal in first quarter

By Marjorie Censer / March 28, 2017 at 10:36 AM
The Pentagon competed 47 percent of the dollars it spent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, below its 53 percent goal, according to new data released by the defense procurement and acquisition policy office. According to the quarterly competition scorecard , DOD competed more of its dollars in the first quarter of FY-17 -- with 44 percent -- than it did in the same three-month period in FY-16, when it reached 44 percent. Additionally, several Pentagon agencies met...

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