Rich LaFleur: Vendors looking to get out of the federal market

Low margins and skimpy new contracting opportunities are driving federal vendors toward mergers and acquisitions. That's what a new survey from Grant Thornton a...

Low margins and skimpy new contracting opportunities are driving federal vendors toward mergers and acquisitions. That's what a new survey from Grant Thornton and the Professional Services Council seems to say. It shows why consolidation keeps happening among contractors. Rich LaFleur is a managing partner with Grant Thornton, and helped lead the survey. He tells executive editor Jason Miller why so many vendors are looking to get out of the federal market.

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