Acknowledgments

Both editors greatly acknowledge the support, help, and encouragement of family, friends, and colleagues on the long road toward bringing this book into being.

Elizabeth’s acknowledgments especially go to

Thomas Vander Wal, for idea bouncing and sanity checking

Douglas Lang, for reassuring me that I understood government procurement fairly well and filling in where I didn’t

Jane Baluss, for checking in with me and helping keep me sane during the last intense weeks of manuscript preparation

Computer Sciences Corporation, for giving me more than 30 years of government contracting experience

Dianne’s acknowledgments especially go to

Neil Sandford, for being there, always, when needed

Lauren, Katharine, Mark, and

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