Download or read book Contractor Integrity written by John K. Needham and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. In performing agency tasks, contractor employees often require access to sensitive information (SI) that must be protected from unauthorized disclosure or misuse. This report assesses the: (1) extent to which agency guidance and contracts contain safeguards for contractor access to SI; and (2) adequacy of governmentwide guidance on how agencies are to safeguard SI to which contractors may have access. To conduct this work, the auditor met with officials at 3 agencies selected for their extensive reliance on contractor employees, analyzed 42 of their contract actions for services potentially requiring contractor access to SI, and analyzed the Fed. Acquisition Reg¿n. re: governmentwide guidance on contractor safeguards for access to SI. Illustrations.
Download or read book Ethics procurement integrity written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Contractor Integrity written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In performing agency tasks, contractor employees often require access to sensitive information that must be protected from unauthorized disclosure or misuse. This report assesses the (1) extent to which agency guidance and contracts contain safeguards for contractor access to sensitive information, and (2) adequacy of governmentwide guidance on how agencies are to safeguard sensitive information to which contractors may have access. To conduct this work, GAO identified key attributes involving sensitive-information safeguards, analyzed guidance and met with officials at three agencies selected for their extensive reliance on contractor employees, analyzed 42 of their contract actions for services potentially requiring contractor access to sensitive information, and analyzed the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and pending FAR changes regarding governmentwide guidance on contractor safeguards for access to sensitive information. GAO's analysis of guidance and contract actions at three agencies found areas where sensitive information is not fully safeguarded and thus may remain at risk of unauthorized disclosure or misuse. The Departments of Defense (DOD), Homeland Security (DHS), and Health and Human Services (HHS) have all supplemented the FAR and developed some guidance and standard contract provisions, but the safeguards available in DOD's and HHS's guidance do not always protect all relevant types of sensitive information contractors may access during contract performance (examples of some types of sensitive information contractors may access are listed below). Also, DOD's, DHS's, and HHS's supplemental FAR guidance do not specify contractor responsibilities for prompt notification to the agency if unauthorized disclosure or misuse occurs. Almost half of the 42 contract actions analyzed lacked clauses or provisions that safeguarded against disclosure and inappropriate use of all potential types of sensitive information that contractors might access during contract performance. Additionally, DOD and HHS lack guidance on the use of nondisclosure agreements, while DHS has found that these help accountability by informing contractors of their responsibilities to safeguard confidentiality and appropriate use and the potential consequences they face from violations. There have been numerous recommendations for improved governmentwide guidance and contract provisions in the FAR, such as prohibiting certain types of contractor personnel from using sensitive information for personal gain. To address some of these areas, regulatory changes are pending to develop standardized approaches and contract clauses in the FAR that agencies could use to safeguard sensitive information, rather than developing such safeguards individually. However, similarly to issues identified in agency guidance, GAO found two key areas the FAR does not yet address. These include (1) agency use of nondisclosure agreements as a condition of contractor access to sensitive information, and (2) the need to establish clear requirements for contractors to promptly notify agencies of unauthorized disclosure and misuse of sensitive information. The ongoing rulemaking process provides an opportunity to address the need for additional FAR guidance in both areas. "
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Download or read book Contractor Integrity written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In performing agency tasks, contractor employees often require access to sensitive information that must be protected from unauthorized disclosure or misuse. This report assesses the (1) extent to which agency guidance and contracts contain safeguards for contractor access to sensitive information, and (2) adequacy of governmentwide guidance on how agencies are to safeguard sensitive information to which contractors may have access. To conduct this work, GAO identified key attributes involving sensitive-information safeguards, analyzed guidance and met with officials at three agencies selected for their extensive reliance on contractor employees, analyzed 42 of their contract actions for services potentially requiring contractor access to sensitive information, and analyzed the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and pending FAR changes regarding governmentwide guidance on contractor safeguards for access to sensitive information. GAO's analysis of guidance and contract actions at three agencies found areas where sensitive information is not fully safeguarded and thus may remain at risk of unauthorized disclosure or misuse. The Departments of Defense (DOD), Homeland Security (DHS), and Health and Human Services (HHS) have all supplemented the FAR and developed some guidance and standard contract provisions, but the safeguards available in DOD's and HHS's guidance do not always protect all relevant types of sensitive information contractors may access during contract performance. Also, DOD's, DHS's, and HHS's supplemental FAR guidance do not specify contractor responsibilities for prompt notification to the agency if unauthorized disclosure or misuse occurs. Almost half of the 42 contract actions analyzed lacked clauses or provisions that safeguarded against disclosure and inappropriate use of all potential types of sensitive information that contractors might access during contract performance. Additionally, DOD and HHS lack guidance on the use of nondisclosure agreements, while DHS has found that these help accountability by informing contractors of their responsibilities to safeguard confidentiality and appropriate use and the potential consequences they face from violations. There have been numerous recommendations for improved governmentwide guidance and contract provisions in the FAR, such as prohibiting certain types of contractor personnel from using sensitive information for personal gain. To address some of these areas, regulatory changes are pending to develop standardized approaches and contract clauses in the FAR that agencies could use to safeguard sensitive information, rather than developing such safeguards individually. However, similarly to issues identified in agency guidance, GAO found two key areas the FAR does not yet address. These include (1) agency use of nondisclosure agreements as a condition of contractor access to sensitive information, and (2) the need to establish clear requirements for contractors to promptly notify agencies of unauthorized disclosure and misuse of sensitive information. The ongoing rulemaking process provides an opportunity to address the need for additional FAR guidance in both areas. GAO recommends that the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) ensure pending changes to the FAR address two additional safeguards for contractor access to sensitive information: the use of nondisclosure agreements and prompt notification of unauthorized disclosure or misuse of sensitive information. In oral comments, OFPP agreed with the recommendations. DHS also concurred with the recommendations, while DOD and HHS had no comment.
Download or read book Defense Contracting Integrity written by U. S. Government Accountability Office ( and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Download or read book Defense Contracting Integrity written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, ethics programs and practices of defense contractors were self-policed. Given the significant sums spent to acquire goods and services, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) was amended twice starting in December 2007 to first mandate and later amplify contractor ethics program rules. Before FAR changes were finalized in December 2008, Congress required GAO to report in 2009 on the ethics programs of major defense contractors. This report (1) describes the extent that contractors had ethics programs before the finalization of the FAR rules that included practices consistent with standards now required by the FAR and (2) assesses the impact the new FAR rules have on Department of Defense (DOD) oversight of contractor ethics programs. To do this work, in September 2008 GAO surveyed all 57 contractors-those receiving more than $500 million in 2006 DOD contract awards-and interviewed DOD contractor oversight agency officials on the impact of the new FAR rules on oversight.
Download or read book Defense Contracting Integrity written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, ethics programs and practices of defense contractors were self-policed. Given the significant sums spent to acquire goods and services, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) was amended twice starting in December 2007 to first mandate and later amplify contractor ethics program rules. Before FAR changes were finalized in December 2008, Congress required GAO to report in 2009 on the ethics programs of major defense contractors. This report (1) describes the extent that contractors had ethics programs before the finalization of the FAR rules that included practices consistent with standards now required by the FAR and (2) assesses the impact the new FAR rules have on Department of Defense (DOD) oversight of contractor ethics programs. To do this work, in September 2008 GAO surveyed all 57 contractors -- those receiving more than $500 million in 2006 DOD contract awards -- and interviewed DOD contractor oversight agency officials on the impact of the new FAR rules on oversight. GAO recommends four actions aimed at improving oversight of ethics programs during contract administration and DOD hotline poster requirements for contractors to ensure that whistleblower protections are communicated. DOD concurs with GAO's recommendations.
Download or read book Federal Procurement Ethics written by Terrence M. O'Connor and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Comprehensive and Easy-to-Use Guide to the Federal Procurement Ethics Requirements! Revised to include recent changes in procurement ethics rules, such as the significant additions to the False Claims Act made by Congress in 2009, this book is a complete, all-in-one resource. This plain-English guide focuses on exactly what procurement professionals—both federal officials and contractor employees—need to know to be in compliance with the law and to conduct better business practices. Federal Procurement Ethics: The Complete Legal Guide, Revised Edition, provides comprehensive, easy-to-understand descriptions of all the ethics rules that procurement professionals in both government and the private sector need to follow. Summaries of recent and relevant court cases that illustrate the need for full compliance with procurement regulations are also included.
Download or read book Contractor Integrity written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contractor Integrity: Stronger Safeguards Needed for Contractor Access to Sensitive Information
Download or read book Defense Contracting Integrity written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defense Contracting Integrity: Opportunities Exist to Improve DOD's Oversight of Contractor Ethics Programs
Download or read book Professional Ethics for the Construction Industry written by Rebecca Mirsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-06-24 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Professional Ethics for the Construction Industry empowers a new generation of built environment professionals to navigate the ethical challenges confronting them at every stage of a project, from the initial bid to its completion and beyond. Authored by a pair of veteran educators and industry professionals, this textbook introduces ethical dilemmas aspiring construction professionals will face on the job—and the critical thinking skills to reason their way out of them. Written to meet curriculum requirements for all levels of construction education, this book explores ethics specific to the construction industry, illustrated by detailed and realistic case studies. All-new chapters on privacy, cutting-edge technologies, and pandemic-era worker protections complement chapters on perennial ethical issues surrounding the environment, client relationships, and more. Features include: Completely revised and updated to reflect changes in construction technology, workforce composition, and working environments. Updated to include new chapters on social media, privacy and technology, and construction during a disease outbreak or natural disaster. Ideal reading for courses in professional ethics, leadership, construction law, workforce readiness, and continuing education. Downloadable instructor's manual with commentary on scenarios provided at the end of each chapter. As vital on the jobsite as in the classroom, Professional Ethics for the Construction Industry guides aspiring design and construction professionals through the thorniest on-the-job conundrums.
Download or read book Contractor Integrity Stronger Safeguards Needed for Contractor Access to Sensitive Information written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information by government or contractor employees through negligence or misconduct can have a significant effect on the government?s ability to perform its primary functions, potentially resulting in financial loss, damaged reputation, and loss of public trust. Sensitive information may not always be explicitly designated or marked as such. For the purposes of this report, we use the term "sensitive information" to generally refer to information under an agency's authority or control that has a degree of confidentiality such that its loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or modification could compromise that confidentiality and harm important interests, such as personal and medical privacy to which individuals are entitled under laws,10 national security, law enforcement, proprietary commercial rights, or the conduct of agency programs. The large but unquantifiable amount of sensitive information generated by the government makes understanding its scope more difficult and agencies? safeguarding this information from unauthorized disclosure or inappropriate use by contractors a complex challenge. Table 1 shows examples of several types of sensitive information. Additional examples are listed in appendix II. All examples were drawn from a myriad of designations that agencies use to describe sensitive information.
Download or read book Medicare Contractors written by Richard L. Hembra and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-12 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) oversight of its claims administration contractors. Specifically, it discusses whether (1) there are weaknesses in HCFA's contractor oversight activities that may make Medicare more vulnerable to fraud, waste, & abuse, & (2) any changes in HCFA's contracting authority that may improve its ability to manage its contractors. HCFA has indicated that new contracting authority could mitigate many of the weaknesses that have been identified. This report also addresses whether any changes in HCFA's contracting authority may improve its ability to manage its contractors.
Download or read book Responsibility Determinations Under the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR written by Kate M. Manuel and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the standards and procedures that fed. agencies use in making responsibility determinations under FAR. Gov¿t. agencies contract with the lowest qualified responsible bidder. Responsibility is an attribute of the contractor, while price and qualifications are attributes of the bid or offer. Under FAR, ¿[n]o purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility.¿ To be determined responsible, contractors must meet general standards, which include so-called ¿collateral requirements.¿ Contents of this report: Intro.; Mechanisms for Ensuring Contractors are Responsible; Performance Standards and Collateral Requirements; Procedures. A print on demand pub.
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