- July 28, 2024
“On Capitol Hill and inside the Pentagon, there are efforts underway to make sure the PPBE commission’s report on budget reform doesn’t get ignored. Hicks’ personal involvement in the effort is essential, and may be a key differentiator from past blue-ribbon commissions whose reports never produced much steam,” said Jerry McGinn.
- July 19, 2024
Cost-plus contracts are typically used when there are “unknowns,” like in development work where government takes on more risk but in return a company’s profit is lower, Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University told Defense Daily on Thursday.
- October 3, 2024
A new report from a former DOD industrial policy official in the Obama and Trump administrations is urging bold steps for Washington to overhaul the defense industrial base before a major conflict erupts.
- October 3, 2024
A study from George Mason University's Baroni Center for Government Contracting calls for a national strategy to bolster U.S. readiness and production capacity.
- September 12, 2024
George Mason University researchers present findings and recommendations for agencies to adopt new technologies successfully. Jeff Kojac, director of studies, interviewed on Baroni Center's research on the Planning, Programming, Budget and Execution (PPBE) process.
- September 10, 2024
Dan Schere, Inside Defense, quotes The Hon. Doug Bush speaking at the Small Business Summit 2024, cohosted by the Baroni Center for Government Contracting and SECAF, the Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum.
- May 6, 2024
SBA’s Office of Advocacy is calling on the Pentagon to make sure small businesses don’t fall behind as it rolls out the CMMC requirements.
- April 8, 2024
Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, weighs in on the current debate around large defense contractors engaging in share buybacks in this article for DefenseNews.
- January 3, 2024
Doug Cameron, with The Wall Street Journal, shares insights gained in the December 12, 2023 Baroni Center webinar, The Value of Prototyping for the Defense Industrial Base.
- December 21, 2023
Article by Noah Robertson and Stephen Losey, Defense News, on the announcement of a new CEO at RTX and how that change will impact the company. Jerry McGinn is quoted.