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Scenario

When program manager cohorts enable problematic contractors

The other program managers and I went through the defense acquisition course together and we're all dealing with contractors who overpromise and underdeliver but we've gotten into this pattern of covering for each other's problem vendors instead of holding them accountable and I think we're making the whole system worse while trying to protect our individual programs.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional loyalty has shifted from accountability to mutual protection, undermining the standards you're supposed to uphold.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Military — Defense Industry & Civilian?”

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