Management

Defense official wants fewer sole-source contracts

The Missile Defense Agency is focusing more heavily on competition for multibillion-dollar contracts.

Federal News Network Staff

August 18, 2010 12:38 pm

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As the Defense Department explores ways to trim spending from the Pentagon budget, the Missile Defense Agency is focusing more heavily on competition for multibillion-dollar contracts. GovExec reports that Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly, the agency’s director, said Tuesday that MDA is reviewing $37 billion in missile defense programs to determine whether to open the contracts to competitive bids. The agency previously had relied on sole-source contracts for many of its expensive systems.

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