Comments on: Contracting Reform: Less Than Meets the Eye? http://washingtonindependent.com/32728/contracting-reform-less-than-meets-the-eye National News in Context Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:24:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Spencer Ackerman http://washingtonindependent.com/32728/contracting-reform-less-than-meets-the-eye/comment-page-1#comment-37254 Spencer Ackerman Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:09:49 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32728#comment-37254 Right you are. As I don't follow NASA, I made an ignorant and lazy assumption based on reports I last saw weeks ago. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention and apologize for the mistake. Right you are. As I don't follow NASA, I made an ignorant and lazy assumption based on reports I last saw weeks ago. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention and apologize for the mistake.

]]> By: Spencer Ackerman http://washingtonindependent.com/32728/contracting-reform-less-than-meets-the-eye/comment-page-1#comment-21943 Spencer Ackerman Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:09:49 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32728#comment-21943 Right you are. As I don't follow NASA, I made an ignorant and lazy assumption based on reports I last saw weeks ago. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention and apologize for the mistake. Right you are. As I don't follow NASA, I made an ignorant and lazy assumption based on reports I last saw weeks ago. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention and apologize for the mistake.

]]> By: Ronan Lavelle http://washingtonindependent.com/32728/contracting-reform-less-than-meets-the-eye/comment-page-1#comment-21067 Ronan Lavelle Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:48:20 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32728#comment-21067 Key stakeholders in the government are going to have to become a lot slicker at managing contract milestones, risks and obligations. It is hard to see how this cannot be achieved without the assistance of Contract Management software solutions.<br><br>The recent example from the City of New Orleans (<a href="http://dolphinsoftware.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/poor-contract-management-costs-the-city-of-new-orleans-4-million-on-a-single-project/" rel="nofollow">http://dolphinsoftware.wordpress.com/2009/03/04...</a>) must only be magnified on a national or federal scale. Key stakeholders in the government are going to have to become a lot slicker at managing contract milestones, risks and obligations. It is hard to see how this cannot be achieved without the assistance of Contract Management software solutions.

The recent example from the City of New Orleans (http://dolphinsoftware.wordpress.com/2009/03/04...) must only be magnified on a national or federal scale.

]]> By: Jeff http://washingtonindependent.com/32728/contracting-reform-less-than-meets-the-eye/comment-page-1#comment-21066 Jeff Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:47:14 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32728#comment-21066 Scott Gration is not at NASA. While there were reports in January that he would be nominated to become NASA administrator, no announcement has been made and other candidates have emerged in place of Gration. Scott Gration is not at NASA. While there were reports in January that he would be nominated to become NASA administrator, no announcement has been made and other candidates have emerged in place of Gration.

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