I take it you never had a grant director run afoul of one of the consulting firms on I Street who didn't get the follow-on evaluation contract? 25 years and I'

I take it you never had a grant director run afoul of one of the consulting firms on I Street who didn't get the follow-on evaluation contract? 25 years and I'm still a bit peeved about how politics and who gets what makes government research such a pain in the butt. Every agency has its prejudices also which leads to some shenanigans. Sorta off topic tip: if you are writing government grants and are in a position to become a reader, then do so. It gives you an idea how they thinks, tells you what words / wording will get your grant down-voted, and it gives you some good contacts. Had relatives do that, but went a different career direction.