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total package procurement (TPP)

The stifling rigidity of the Total Package Procurement (TPP) concept for contracting

October 19, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

In the mid-1960 successful development contracts were generally followed by production contracts with little or no likelihood that the contracts would have to face competition. […]

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William Hartung on Lockheed Martin and the military-industrial complex

March 25, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

William Hartung joins me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss his book, Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex. […]

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