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Government Contracts and National Security associate Nathaniel Castellano was quoted in a recent article from Bloomberg Law, "Covid-19 Contracts Worth $18 Billion Largely Noncompetitive."
Government Contracts and National Security associate Nathaniel Castellano was quoted in a
recent article from Bloomberg Law, "Covid-19
Contracts Worth $18 Billion Largely Noncompetitive." The
article examines a report from the Government Accountability Office
that approximately 53% of federal contracts issued in response to
COVID-19 were awarded without competition. Castellano notes that
this competition rate aligns with Department of Defense norms even
before the COVID-19 response.
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