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Jonathan Aberman, Managing Director, Amplifier Ventures

The case of Neustar versus the federal government provides one of this year\'s most important cautionary tales. It\'s risky to become overly dependent on a sing...

Federal News Network Staff

April 14, 2015 9:19 am

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The case of Neustar versus the federal government provides one of this year’s most important cautionary tales. It’s risky to become overly dependent on a single federal contract, even a long-term one. Eventually, everything comes up for recompete. Neustar, which manages cell phone number portability under an FCC contract, lost its recompete last year to Ericsson. It’s been protesting ever since. Jonathan Aberman, the managing director of Amplifier Ventures, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain more about the Neustar case.