3 rules of defense contracting: 1) Get the money. DOD likes to talk about future contracts. Nothing is real until contract is signed 2) Keep the money. DOD li

3 rules of defense contracting: 1) Get the money. DOD likes to talk about future contracts. Nothing is real until contract is signed 2) Keep the money. DOD likes to cost sharing where the contractor has to pay the Military for the things they were already going to do, facilities that already exist, etc 3) Get more money. A contract just sets you up for winning the next contract