My Gawd. TSA is screwed up enough without this.
It's a lousy idea, period.
Government should use vendors who give the best value. If they're small business (which they're usually not), that's fine.
This is a self-imposed tax on government services. One would think that with the Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, this garbage would finally end.
I guess not.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee, attached the provision to the appropriations bill. THAT shoud tell you something about this.
We have been there and done that and it sucks.
Half of these businesses dont even exist until after the contract is let.
I hope we have minority set-asides, too. And let's make sure that we don't discriminate against illegal aliens. Oh, and God forbid we prevent any poor foreign corporations from bidding. Nothing's more important than cultural tinkering and political pandering. We need that far more than an efficient and effective national defense.
Now, where's my fiddle? I need something to play while Rome burns!