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DHS Does Well In Opening Contracts To Competition, CSIS Report Shows

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has opened up 75 percent of its contract spending to competition, an amount well above federal goals and yet it still has room to enable further competition, representing more opportunities for businesses and organizations, according to researchers with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In 2008 DHS held competitions for nearly 61 percent of the work it contracted for and in 2011 75 percent of the contract dollars it awarded was competitive,…

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