The process of competitively selecting contractors to perform work is based on a system of rewards and penalties, all distributed randomly.
Norman Ralph AugustineLaw Number XXXII: Hiring consultants to conduct studies can be an excellent means of turning problems into gold, your problems into their gold.
Norman Ralph AugustineIf today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was.
Norman Ralph AugustineThere are many highly successful businesses in the United States. There are also many highly paid executives. The policy is not to intermingle the two.
Norman Ralph AugustineLaw Number XXXVI: The thickness of the proposal required to win a multimillion dollar contract is about one millimeter per million dollars. If all the proposals conforming to this standard were piled on top of each other at the bottom of the Grand Canyon it would probably be a good idea.
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