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Agencies have much to learn from bid protest process

Joseph Petrillo, a federal contract attorney with Petrillo and Powell, agreed with a recent report that bid protests help to keep the federal government honest. Unfortunately, the 2,000 or so annual bid protests are just a drop in the bucket of the millions of possible protestable contract actions out there.

Tags: Joseph Petrillo , Federal Drive , bid protests , contracting , management , acquisition , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , General Services Administration

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Bid protesting system helps agencies police themselves

Steven Maser, a professor of public policy and administration at Willamette University, recently completed a study on the bid protest process. While he acknowledged that the number of bid protests were on the rise, he didn't necessarily think that was a bad thing for agencies and contractors.

Tags: bid protests , acquisition , contracting , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , Federal Drive , industry , Michael OConnell

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Federal Drive interviews -- June 14

National Security Agency officials says it's a good news/bad news situation with the nation's cybersecurity. David Sims of the Interior Department said debarment and suspension are powerful tools.

Tags: Debora Plunkett , David Sims , Brian Friel , Bloomberg Government , Federal Drive , Interior Department , Defense Department

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