What is a duopoly, and how does it affect the American taxpayer?

Governments rely heavily on Contractors to manage critical daily operations.

When an individual with a new method or model cannot challenge the government or its contractors for a more efficient process that saves taxpayer dollars, this is referred to as a Duopoly.

A duopoly is a market structure in which the government and its Contractor control a commodity, where the actions of one directly influence the other, creating a shared monopoly.

But what happens when those contractors or their government counterparts are poorly equipped, misinformed, unwilling to acknowledge systemic issues, or operating without adequate oversight?

They can become misguided, lose motivation, prioritize profit over performance, and unintentionally work at cross-purposes with the very government agencies they were hired to support.

When this occurs, the government may inadvertently continue to fund inefficiencies and repeated mistakes rather than implementing timely corrective measures. The result is a reverse multiplier effect. A leadership that begins scaling back entire programs instead of addressing the root causes of gaps in Contractor performance, monitoring, accountability, and long-range guidance.

If you're a government Contractor, watch this video about the U.S. government selling parts of itself to China to cover our losses.

At D’Millio Development Corp. (DDC), I work directly with government leaders and their Contractors to strengthen oversight and improve program performance through:

  • Model-based systems analysis to identify systemic inefficiencies

  • Knowledge management frameworks that improve transparency and alignment

  • Gap analysis and corrective action planning tied to measurable performance

  • Risk tracking and escalation pathways that enable agencies to intervene early

  • Operational audits that measure where contractors drift from mission objectives

 • Financial Augmentation to create new funded entities within existing systems

My goal is simple: to ensure that taxpayer dollars deliver measurable results and that contractors remain aligned with your agency’s mission—not just the terms of the contract.

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