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CSIS: Services, Competition Continue To Track Historical Federal Contract Trends

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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The federal government continues to procure more work from professional services firms in terms of federal spending but overall the percentage of spending on these services is just over 50 percent of federal contract spending, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) says in a new report that examines statistics and trends in federal professional services. Between 2007 and 2009, contracting for professional services increased $30 billion, or nearly 13 percent, to just under $280 billion,…

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