(Editor’s Note. The Bush Administration’s emphasis on outsourcing the acquisition of goods and services from the public to the private sector is expected to open up enormous opportunities to government contractors. The manner in which the government decides whether to contract out or continue to have government employees provide the items is covered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 and since 1983, the Circular A-76 Handbook. A recent proposal to significantly change A-76 has become, thus far, this year’s "hot topic", generating positive comments from both the public and private sectors and considerable commentary (e.g. January 21, 2003 issue of Federal Contract, the Winter 2003 issue of The Lyman Group, January 8, 2003 issue of The Government Contractor).

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