Center for Government Contracting News

In support of the Office of Defense Pricing & Contracting’s Contract Financing/Cost and Pricing Study, George Mason University’s Center for Government Contracting examined government accounting system requirements and their impact on commercial company participation in defense contracts.

This project focused on three research questions, over the period 2000 through 2019: A. Did free cash flow (FCF) increase or decrease over time? For what was FCF being used, and did that change over time? Was there a relationship between FCF and independent research and development (IR&D)?

Recap of people, research, news and events in February 2023.

Based on initial use cases and reactions to the tool, ChatGPT is already creating benefits as well as risks for defense professionals.

Across party lines, Presidents are increasingly relying on their authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA) to regulate government contract. The panel discussed trends in FPASA orders, the regulatory process and burden encompassing these orders, and their effects on the acquisition workforce and government contractor communities.

Recap of people, research, news and events in January 2023

Report to the Laboratories and Personnel Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense in response to the FY2020 NDAA requirement for "the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to enter into an arrangement with a university business school or law school with resident economics and intellectual property expertise to conduct an independent assessment of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s and defense laboratories’ contracting and intellectual property management policies and their effects on the commercialization of and innovation in dual-use technology."

Greg and Camille Baroni Gift Ushers in New Era.

George Mason University announced the largest gift to a center within the School of Business from Attain Partners founder and CEO Greg Baroni and his wife, Camille.

Examines the impact of M&A strategy on company value in the government contracting community. Our empirical findings show that investors react positively to customer expansion but not as favorable to customer penetration, as financial markets appear to prioritize access to new revenue sources over improving efficiencies.