Archive: Services Spending
You Got Served
Spending on services accounted for 60 percent of the more than $400 billion in government's spending in 2006. That's a huge increase from years past. Even some proponents of outsourcing recognize that the government has a hard time judging how much services should cost, and whether taxpayers are getting...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 24, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (78)
The Price of Good Service
Almost everybody in the world of government contracting knows where big money can be had these days: By providing services. Ever since the landmark legislation called the Clinger-Cohen Act was approved a decade ago, consultants and information technology companies have been racking up billions of dollars in bills for management...
By Robert O'Harrow | July 11, 2007; 07:19 AM ET | Comments (8)
