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b'The only thing larger than the paperwork it sometimes takes to win a federal contract, is the amount of complaints you hear from folks both inside and outside the government contracting community. With around $665 billion in goods and services purchased annually from outside contractors, you might expect some issues with transparency, equity and fairness to pop up. So what can be done to address those issues? A new report from the Brookings Institution looks for solutions to those problems. Federal Drive Executive Producer Eric White talked about the report with Brookings Senior Fellow Darrell West.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'