Constricting Officer Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Wanted to get the pulse of the community. I came into the field after they went away. I would think the contracting workforce would have to touch them at some point. I know some good journalist lost their jobs over in-depth reporting on them at one point. My initial thought is "bad." Good, bad or indifferent? Congressional earmarks are coming back — with new constraints (axios.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Edwards Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Constricting Officer said: Good, bad or indifferent? Politics. Good? Yes, if you are on the receiving end. Bad? No, if you are on the receiving end. See Congressional Research Service, Earmarks in Appropriations, https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/m012606.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 Earmarks posed some tough justification for non-competitive procurement issues in my next to last government job. Several times the agency received unasked funding for large dollar contracting actions. They were essentially sole source actions but the appropriation bills didn’t specifically say sole source - just said here’s money to do X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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