Contracting

A Triple Play on Improving Oversight for Better Contracting

David Isenberg | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Insourcing, Outsourcing, Oversight, Contracting, Center for American Progress, Auditing, Private-Military-Security-Contractors, Military Contractors, Politics News
David Isenberg

The core argument of all private military and security contractor advocates is that they can do things more cheaply and efficiently than the public sector. But the problem is that most PMSC advocates assert this all the time, often without evidence.

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A COR! A COR! My Afghan Kingdom for a COR!

David Isenberg | Posted 06.04.2012

Read More: Oversight, Private Military Contractor, Contracting, Afghanistan, Business News
David Isenberg

On March 29 the Government Accountability Office released a report on the state of military contracting oversight in Afghanistan.

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Paul Blumenthal

19 Words Could Mean Big Disclosure Of Secret Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Video, Private Contractors, Executive Order, Anna Eshoo, Tom Cole, Contracting, Chamber of Commerce, Citizens United, US Chamber of Commerce, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Hidden within the mammoth omnibus appropriations bill crafted by House, Senate and White House negotiators is a 19-word change to a ride...

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Showing the Private Military Contracting Sector the Money, Redux

David Isenberg | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Government Contractors, Private Military Security Contractors, Government Contracting, Contracting, Business News
David Isenberg

For those who have not taken a Capitalism 101 course it is, of course, robust competition that makes the private sector's invisible hand work properly.

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Arms Industry: Trumped Up Jobs Claims, Pumped Up Profits

William Hartung | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: F-22 Raptor, Contracting, Pentagon, Lockheed, Robert Stevens, F-35, Politics News
William Hartung

The ultimate form of mismanagement involves a failure to set priorities. The Pentagon needs to pare back its missions to those that are essential for defending the country.

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Iraq: I Did My Part

Alan Grayson | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Tax Money, Tax Contractors, Government Contracting, Contracting, Wartime Contracting, Contracting Graud, Politics News
Alan Grayson

Yesterday, the Commission on Wartime Contracting released its final report. $360 million of our tax dollars went straight to the Taliban. Wow. Who could have imagined that? Well... me.

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Public Employees Offer Solutions. Examples.

Eric Lotke | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Contracting, Labor Unions, Private Contractors, Unions, Economy, Politics News
Eric Lotke

Enough with blaming public employees for all of America's problems. Last week public employees in Oregon marched on the state Capitol with a billion d...

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Department of Interior Sued for Refusing to Release Names of Individuals Involved in Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Fraud, Department of Interior, Deficit, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Abuse, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500 Firms, Asbl, Contracting, Loopholes, American Small Business League, Doi, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The ASBL maintains that contracting officers who intentionally misrepresent large businesses as small should be prosecuted, and held accountable for their actions.

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The Contract Society: It's Time to Become Citizens Not Customers

Terry Newell | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Civic Duty, Citizenship, Entitlements, Pork Barrel Spending, Contracting, Ted Stevens, Politics News
Terry Newell

Welcome to the contract society. In the contract society, "citizens" have become government's "customers," and they judge government by how satisfied they are with what they get.

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Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 3

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outsourcing, Private Military Contractor, Standards, Contracting, Legal, Business News
David Isenberg

This is the third of five excerpts from law professor Laura Dickinson's book, Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privat...

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Armed Humanitarians: Part 1

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nation Building, Contracting, Iraq, Private Security Contractors, Business News
David Isenberg

Private military contractors often state that the bulk of their business is not employing guys with guns, i.e., private security contractors, and that...

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Black Swan Imbroglio: The Crisis of Journalism and Control of the Stack

Peter Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bloomberg, Internet, Law, Social Media, Politico, Advertising, Lobbying, Internet Advertising, National Journal, U.S. Constitution, Media, Contracting, Constitution, Journalism, Media News
Peter Schwartz

21st century journalism will be about controlling and having access to the "stack" -- taking vast amounts of raw information and transforming it into useful material for telling interesting and important stories.

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Department of Homeland Security Sued Over Boeing Contract

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boeing, Fraud, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Abuse, Homeland Security, Small Business Administration, Sba, Contracting, Dhs, American Small Business League, Loopholes, asbl.com, Lockheed Martin, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is being sued by the American Small Business League (ASBL) for refusing to release subcontracting reports on...

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Afghanistan's Massive Contracting Fraud

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Developing Countries, Private Contractors, International Development, Afghanistan Surge, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghan War, Economic Development, Rethink Afghanistan, Contracting, Development, Afghanistan War, World News
Malou Innocent

It appears that foreign aid in Afghanistan is still plagued by pervasive mismanagement, poor oversight, and inadequate on-the-ground coordination.

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Obama Ignores Prime Opportunity to Help Prevent Double Dip Recession

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Abuse, Unemployment, Barack Obama, Economy, Jobs, Obama Administration, Contracting, Loopholes, American Small Business League, Economic Stimulus, Stimulus, Job Creation, Double Dip, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

As I predicted in my August 6th and August 24th Huffington Post blogs, President Barack Obama has decided to continue the Bush Administration policy o...

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Double Dip Recession Could be Prevented with Silver Bullet Bill

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Unemployment, Abuse, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Jobs, Contracting, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Today it was announced the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for last month were lower than originally estimated. Home sales and consumer confidenc...

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Obama-Administration Fabricated Small-Business Contracting Data Coming Soon

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, 2009 Small Business Contracting Numbers, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Unemployment, Abuse, Barack Obama, Middle Class, Obama Administration, Jobs, Contracting, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

I'm betting the "Change We Can Believe In" Obama administration will completely falsify the actual percentage of government contracts that were awarded to legitimate small businesses.

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Obama Refusing to Back Private Sector Jobs Bill

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Small Business, Unemployment, Abuse, Barack Obama, 2568, Lending, h.r. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, Obama Administration, Contracting, American Small Business League, Job Creation, Fairness-and-Transparency-in-Contracting-Act, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

President Barack Obama is refusing to back a bill that could create millions of jobs in the private sector. The bill, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, H.R.2568, was introduced by Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson last May.

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Jobless Claims Soar as Obama Continues to Shortchange Small Business

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: h.r. 2568, Obama Unemployment, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Abuse, Unemployment Rate, Lloyd Chapman, Asbl, Loopholes, www.asbl.com, Carolyn Maloney, Fraud, Small Business Administration, Unemployment, Barack Obama, Double-Dip Recession, Hank Johnson, Contracting, American Small Business League, Politics News
Lloyd Chapman

President Obama has allocated only a fraction of federal stimulus funds directly to the 27 million small businesses that create virtually 100 percent of America's net new jobs.

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Obama Administration Will Bury Small Business Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, American Small Business Association, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Small Business League, Abuse, Jobs, Obama Administration, Lloyd Chapman, Contracting, American Small Business League, Loopholes, asbl.com, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Any day now the Obama Administration will release the federal government's small business contracting data for fiscal year (FY) 2009. FY 2009 ended ov...

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Shadow Elite: Selling Out Uncle Sam - War in the Contracting Age

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Department of Defense, Contracting, Wikileaks, Shadow Elite, Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan War, World News
Janine R. Wedel

There's taxpayer money going into the hands of the very people attacking U.S. troops and the contractors who risk their lives for a paycheck. 260 of those workers took that risk and lost over the last year, and their names will likely never be known.

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Contracting Abuses Could be Solved With New Bill

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Abuse, Charles Tiefer, Obama Administration, Loopholes, Corporate Giants, Barack Obama, Fraud, Corporate Crime, Small Business Administration, White Collar Crime, Nydia Velazquez, Congressional Oversight, Contracting, American Small Business League, Corporate Greed, Small-Business-Committee, Politics News
Lloyd Chapman

The diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants has gone on for over a decade. H.R. 2568 is a deficit neutral and much needed solution to these long standing abuses.

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Contracting Reform Bill Will Trump Obama Jobs Bill

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Abuse, Barack Obama, Jobs Legislation, Asbl, Contracting, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Corporate Giants, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

It does not make sense to give billions of dollars a year in federal small business contracts to corporate giants, and then turn around and try lending billions of dollars to small businesses who are floundering.

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Little Known Bill Could Slash Unemployment

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Lack of Oversight, Abuse, Barack Obama, Middle Class Economy, Middle Class, Obama Administration, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, Contracting, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Tea Party, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Relatively few people have heard of H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act. Yet, the legislation stands alone as the only bill in...

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Defense Industry Giants Block Small Business Job Creation Bill

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: h.r. 2568, Dod, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Nydia Velázquez, Abuse, Washington DC, Middle Class, William Lynn, Loopholes, Fraud, Defense, Barack Obama, Contracting, American Small Business League, Defense Department, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

What percentage of Americans would agree that Fortune 500 firms should not be receiving federal small business contracts? 100 percent would be very close, but that doesn't seem to matter to Congress and the Obama Administration.

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