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A Guide to Federal Contracting: Principles and Practices
demystifies the federal buying process, providing in one volume a
succinct yet thorough treatment of federal contracting requirements
or regulations. Bringing together concepts of business, law,
politics, public and social policy, pricing, and contract placement
and administration, Dan Lindner draws on 40 years of federal
government experience to cover the vast spread of this important
process that impacts our daily government operations. This
completely updated second edition incorporates the nearly 16
regulatory changes that have occurred since the first edition was
published and adds new subsections on Product Planning and
Placement, Major Systems Acquisition, Cloud Computing,
Cybersecurity, Other Transaction Agreements, Corporate Budget, and
Work Breakdown Structure.
The federal government is the largest buyer of goods and services
in the world, spending hundreds of billions of dollars per year,
employing hundreds of thousands of people as civil servants or
contractors. Yet no textbook is commercially available to discuss
how federal contracting is done in a format that is written for the
general public as well as the practitioner. This publication is
intended fill this void - to demystify the volumes of regulations
and policies, and provide in one volume a succinct yet thorough
treatment of federal contracting requirements and regulations.
Bringing together concepts of business law, politics, public and
social policy, pricing, and procedures for contract placement and
administration, the author draws on over 30 years of federal
government experience to cover the vast spread of this important
process which impacts our daily government operations.
The author of the well-received, A Guide to Federal Contracting,
Dan Lindner provides in one volume, a succinct yet thorough
treatment of Defense contracting requirements and regulations. The
Department of Defense is the largest buyer of goods and services in
the world, spending hundreds of billions of dollars per year,
employing hundreds of thousands of people as civil servants or
contractors. Yet no textbook is commercially available to discuss
how defense contracting is done in a format that is written for the
general public as well as the practitioner. This publication is
intended fill this void - to demystify the volumes of regulations
and policies, and provide in one volume a succinct yet thorough
treatment of defense contracting requirements and regulations.
Bringing together concepts of business law, politics, public and
social policy, pricing, and procedures for contract placement and
administration, the author draws on over 30 years of federal
government experience to cover the vast spread of this important
process which impacts our daily government operations.
What is it like to work for the federal government? What are
day-to-day operations like? How do I get a job in the Beltway? For
anyone asking these questions, author and longtime federal employee
Dan Lindner draws on more than forty years of experience to provide
the answers. With simple, to-the-point, explanations of the
different branches and agencies of government, Lindner guides
prospective employees and contractors through the halls of
bureaucracy, giving readers everything they need to know to excel
in the federal environment. Along the way, Lindner provides "100
Lessons"--nuggets of advice for almost any situation. An Insider's
Guide to Working for the Federal Government tells you how to get
the job, how to thrive in the job, and how to retire. There's even
an additional chapter covering Lindner's own career "war stories."
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