Center for Government Contracting News

On Oct. 30, 2024, Fed Gov Today with Francis Rose included a segment on a defense industrial base report written by Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting.

Manufacturing capacity, workforce hiring and retention, and a host of other issues continue to bedevil DoD and U.S. defense manufacturers.

On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Jerry McGinn, the director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss his new report — “Before the Balloon Goes Up: Mobilizing the Defense Industrial Base now to Prepare for Future Conflict.”

Recap of people, research, news and events for April-September 2024.

"There's been a lot written about the decline of the small business industrial base and industrial base overall," former GSA administrator Emily Murphy said.

GMU researchers recommend a National Strategy for Mobilizing the Defense Industrial Base, drawn from lessons from World War II, Iraq/Afghanistan, Covid-19, and Ukraine

GMU researchers recommend a National Strategy for Mobilizing the Defense Industrial Base, drawn from lessons from World War II, Iraq/Afghanistan, Covid-19, and Ukraine

Small Business Summit discussion on Procurement Thresholds

Smal Business Summit Fireside Chat with Corey Nickens

Small Business Summit panel discussion on "Using Capital Strategically"