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 2006 -- $13.2B 2007 -- $20.2B 2008 -- $24.9B 2009 -- $28.5B 2010 -- $29.3B : 2006 -- $18.4B 2007 -- $16.8 2008 -- $16.1 2009 -- $15.9 2010 -- $16B 2006 -- $33.4 2007 -- $33.7 2008 -- $35.2 2009 -- $35.9 2010 -- $39.2 Source: USASpending.gov and Deltek

Task order contracts keep on growing:








Schedule 70 flattens out








Traditional contracts hold steady: 









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