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On the recordJune 10, 2013
One of our problems in purchasing IT--and the reason I asked about fixed-price contracting--is when you have contracting other than fixed price, what happens is either the person that is making the decision or the company that is not performing, there is no consequences.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn discusses the lack of accountability in IT contracting.

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