Getting the facts confused on commercial items
Foe to monopolist power Matt Stoller provides some comments on acquisition policies in Nancy Pelosi, China, and the Slow Decline of the US Military. He […]
progress payments
What could be the impact of reducing industry’s progress payment rates?
Circling back to Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting John Tenaglia’s talk at the Pricing Summit, he mentioned one of the big questions he often […]
A primer on progress payments: impact of increase from 80% to 90% for COVID-19
Recently, the Pentagon announced that it will increase progress payments to bolster contractor cash flow during the COVID-19 crisis. For small businesses, progress payments increased […]
Podcast: Covid-19 impact to government contracting
In this special episode of Acquisition Talk, we listen in on a conversation about the effects of COVID-19 on government contracting, including (1) the Defense […]
Shay Assad, progress payments, pricing scandals, and a re-run of acquisition history
In January 2018, [USD(AT&L) Ellen] Lord called [DPAP Shay] Assad to her office to vent her frustration with the inconsistent performance of major defense firms. […]