Download or read book Government Abuse written by William Sims Curry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government contracting is plagued by nefarious, amateurish, and criminal behavior. By awarding government contracts to corporations as compensation for lavish gifts and personal favors, the United States government fails to serve the public interest effectively and honestly. William Sims Curry identifies and categorizes multiple deficiencies in how government contractors are selected, and proposes how reforms can be instituted.This book is based on extensive research. Curry sifted through two years worth of contractor claims maintained by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding improper behavior of federal government agencies during the contract award process. He identified additional government contracting failures through review of media stories, inspector general reports, court cases, and press releases by government investigatory agencies.Much of this abuse originates from the mandated but ineffective practice of color coding rating proposals and a subjective ratings system. Curry proposes replacing the current practice with a scoring system that weighs contractor selection criteria according to the government's needs. This, along with the other procurement reforms Curry recommends, offers promise for an alternative to the fraud, waste, and incompetence currently rampant in government contracting.
Download or read book Fraud Waste and Abuse in Government Contracting written by Robert E. McGhee and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contract Management written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eliminating Fraud Waste and Abuse in the Federal Government written by President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contract Management written by Katherine V. Schinasi and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Purchase Cards written by Gregory D. Kutz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD is promoting departmentwide use of purchase cards (PC) for obtaining goods and services. PC are used exclusively for gov't.-related purchases; transactions include acquisitions at or below the $2,500 threshold, commercial training request valued at or below $25,000, and payments on contracts. The benefits of using PC are lower transaction processing costs and less "red tape" for both the gov't. and vendors. This audit of the Army's PC program addresses whether: the Army's overall control environ. and mgmt. of the PC program were effective, the Army's internal control activities operated effectively and provide reasonable assurance that PC were used appropriately, and indications existed of fraudulent, improper, and questionable transactions. Ill.
Download or read book Forest Service written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 62 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 Government Contracting written by William Sims Curry and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Management written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medicare Fraud Waste and Abuse Challenges and Strategies for Preventing Improper Payments written by Kathleen M. King and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicare¿s size and complexity make it vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse. Fraud represents intentional acts of deception with knowledge that the action or representation could result in an inappropriate gain, while abuse represents actions inconsistent with acceptable bus. or med. practices. Waste, which includes inaccurate payments for services, also occurs in the Medicare program. In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimated billions of dollars in improper payments in the Medicare program. This statement focuses on challenges facing CMS and selected key strategies that are particularly important to helping prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, and ultimately to reducing improper payments. Illustrations.
Download or read book Government Crackdown on Waste Fraud and Abuse in Defense Contracts written by American Bar Association. Section of Public Contract Law and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of the Watchdog written by Daniel L. Feldman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does government fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption make your blood boil? In The Art of the Watchdog, Daniel L. Feldman and David R. Eichenthal show how to fight back. Based on their own work in federal, state, and local government over the last forty years, they will arm you with the tools and techniques needed to put the spotlight on those who cheat and steal from the public or who squander valuable taxpayer dollars through waste and inefficiency. At the same time, Feldman and Eichenthal outline what they see as the good and the bad of current oversight efforts based on case studies from across the nation. Ultimately their goal is to ensure that the "art of the watchdog" does not become a lost one and to improve the quality and integrity of government and strengthen democracy.
Download or read book Contractor Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program written by U. S. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Whistleblowers play an important role in safeguarding the federal government against fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 introduced a pilot program to expand whistleblower rights against reprisal for executive agencies' contractors, subcontractors, and grantee employees. Also, in 2013, the FAR was amended to require agencies to insert a contract clause to ensure contractors communicate rights to their employees for certain contracts. The act also contained a provision for GAO to report on the status of the pilot program. This report: (1) describes the results of the whistleblower pilot program across 14 selected executive departments from July 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015 and (2) assesses the extent to which four departments implemented the pilot program. GAO analyzed survey data from 14 executive departments, which are a subset of all entities covered by the legislation; selected four departments based on high and low contract funds awarded to conduct a more detailed review of the pilot program implementation; interviewed agency officials and contractors; and reviewed a non-generalizable sample of contracts included in the pilot program. "
Download or read book Government Contracting written by William Sims Curry and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through three comprehensive editions, Government Contracting: Ethical Promises and Perils In Public Procurement has been lauded for exposing fraud, incompetence, waste, and abuse (FIWA) and analyzing corruption, mismanagement, and ineptitude that defile government contracting. The first two editions thoroughly outlined procurement throughout the contracting cycle including initial planning, evaluating proposals, contractor selection, contract administration, contract closeout, and auditing. They further provided much-needed guidance on contracting documents, management tools, and processes for addressing negative influences on government contracting. This third edition incorporates the results of a new nationwide study into best public procurement practice, as well as recent examples of real-world procurement fraud cases, offering recommendations for procurement practices to deter fraud. Public procurement tools such as requests for proposals, pro forma contracts, proposal evaluation forms, sole source justification and approval forms, and other useful tools including PowerPoint presentations are provided on a website to accompany the book. This textbook is aimed at postgraduate students and academics working in the fields of public administration, policy and procurement, along with public procurement professionals"--
Download or read book Energy Management written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improper Payments written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improper payments are a significant problem in the federal government. To address this problem, IPERA requires that federal agencies review their programs and identify those that are susceptible to significant improper payments-a process known as a risk assessment. DOE's history of inadequate management and oversight of its contractors led GAO to designate DOE's contract management as a high-risk area vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. However, DOE reported that it does not have any programs susceptible to significant improper payments. GAO was asked to review DOE's internal control environment, as it relates to IPERA, to determine whether the department was at low risk for significant improper payments. This report examines the extent to which DOE assessed its programs' risks for improper payments in fiscal years 2011 through 2013. GAO reviewed IPERA, analyzed all risk assessments and related information for this period, and interviewed DOE officials and six contractors selected to represent the types of contractor payments made.
Download or read book The False Claims Act and Government Contracts written by Brian A. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume will serve as a desk book that will become a first stop for any inside, outside, government or relator's counsel who faces issues at the intersection of the FCA and federal government contracting.
