Center for Government Contracting

George Mason University announced the largest gift to a center within the School of Business from Attain Partners founder and CEO Greg Baroni and his wife, Camille. The first-of-its-kind university center to address business, technology, policy, and regulatory issues in government contracting, the Center for Government Contracting will change its name to the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting in honor of the new donors.

The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University today announced the launch of a year-long research project to identify Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition best practices in an effort to improve the way the government and commercial companies work together.

The Center for Government Contracting in the George Mason University School of Business has appointed seven new researchers to support ongoing and future Center projects.

The Center for Government Contracting in the George Mason University School of Business has been awarded a $671,000 contract from the Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)).

The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s School of Business has been awarded four studies to conduct finance research for the Office of Defense Pricing and Contracting within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University's School of Business, was named one of 2021’s Wash100 Winners of most influential leaders in the GovCon sector. McGinn is the only member of academia to receive this award.

Defense exportability comprises the various levels of capability and technology in U.S. defense systems exported to other nations. While USG leaders and industry executives are interested in providing U.S. military systems to our partners and allies to achieve security cooperation goals, how capable are the planes, radars, missiles, and other systems we sell to our partners compared to those in the U.S. military?

Experts discuss building resilience in the U.S. defense industrial base and the roles that allies and partners can play in this effort.

In this recorded webinar, expert panelists discuss the recently issued DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.93, “The Use of Additive Manufacturing in DoD,” and explore the expected impacts of this policy, including obstacles to broader use of additive manufacturing.

The Center for Government Contracting hosted an online event with the co-chairs of the bipartisan House Armed Services Committee Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force. Center Executive Director Jerry McGinn discussed the task force findings with Reps. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI).