RBW1 said:
> On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 10:28, Todd Walton wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 01:50:32 -0800 (PST), Neil Schneider
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > It's not a coincedence that the whole board of directors is all
>> > retired high-ranking military officers, however.
>>
>> Good point. Very well put.
>>
>> You don't have to be paranoid to recognize that SAIC holds a
>> position
>> with the federal government that few other companies do. A position
>> beyond simple "contractor".
>>
>> -todd
>
> Good point?
>
> Is there a relationship between the contracts SAIC is pursuing and the
> expertise of those "retired high-ranking military officers" (Either
> technical or business development contact-wise) on the board of SAIC?
>
> If there is, would it make more business sense for them to have a
> board
> of directors full of retired high ranking performers of the American
> Ballet Theater? Or maybe the National Association of Real Estate
> Appraisers or some other area lacking basic knowledge of the contract
> process of the Fed Gov't and defense needs in particular?
How much "real" expertise of the contract process of the Federal Gov't
do you think 3 and 4 start generals have? I think their expertise is
in cozying up to other generals and politicians that can get them
public as well as "black" contracts. It may be true that expertise in
American Ballet Theater or Real Estate has little relevance in getting
Gov't contracts. But I think it's a stretch to think that retired
military officers have any special skills related to gettting
contracts other than the ability to shmooze and knowing where the
bodies are buried.
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