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Bob Dornan
Digital Government
Small-business decline hurts federal IT
The Defense Department's decision last month to temporarily suspend the 10 percent price evaluation adjustment for small and disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) because DOD exceeded its 5 percent SDB business goal in fiscal 1998 may indicate that small and minorityowned companies are getting their fai
- By Bob Dornan
Digital Government
Government's decision-making role deserves scrutiny
The most important premise for the success of the ongoing experiment in federal procurement reform is the expectation that government officials when given the opportunity will make wise business decisions. In this case 'wise' refers to the promotion of optimum solutions geared toward achieving clea
- By Bob Dornan
Digital Government
Procurement reform: A grand experiment with good prospects
In attempting to radically change the institutions processes and cultures of the federal procurement world the government has embarked on what is probably the most ambitious reorganization experiment in history. Of course many previous and unsuccessful attempts have been made to 'fix this problem '
- By Bob Dornan