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On the recordMay 31, 2008
contractors and program offices have every reason to produce optimistic cost estimates and unrealistic performance expectations, because programs that promise revolutionary change and project lower costs are more likely to be approved and funded by senior administration officials and by Congress.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin highlights the incentives for contractors to provide unrealistic estimates to secure funding.

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