Congress looks for price fix

Regulators left a gap in a final rule on time-and-materials contracts that lawmakers say exceeds the authority that Congress granted. Now, lawmakers want to close that gap and curtail the use of such contracts.

The Senate Armed Services Committee said contractors can defraud the government too easily through time-and-materials contracts because departments have a hard time monitoring the work and ensuring that the prices they pay are fair.

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