Download or read book Other Transaction Authority Understanding and Examining Its Uses by Federal Agencies written by Tara M. Morrison and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An "other transaction" (OT) is a special vehicle used by federal agencies for obtaining or advancing research and development (R&D) or prototypes. An OT is not a contract, grant or co-operative agreement, and there is no statutory or regulatory definition of "other transaction". Only those agencies that have been provided OT authority may engage in other transaction. Generally, the reason for OT authority is that the government needs to obtain leading edge R&D and prototypes from commercial sources, but some companies are unwilling or unable to comply with the government's procurement regulations. This book examines the "other transaction authority" and its uses by the federal agencies.
Download or read book Prototyping Using Other Transactions written by Lauren A. Mayer and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through literature reviews, interviews, and case studies, researchers reviewed recent U.S. Air Force experience in using other transactions for prototype projects (OTs), identifying lessons for acquisition professionals and improvements for use.
Download or read book Other Transactions Authorities written by Stan Soloway and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term “Other Transaction Authority” (OTA) stems from statutory provisions that allow certain federal agencies to enter into transactions with commercial entities using nontraditional procurement methods and contract terms. In this report, the authors address how OTAs have evolved over the last several decades; how different Defense agencies have used OTAs; what that experience teaches other agencies about using OTAs effectively; and the impact of OTAs on the COVID-19 vaccine initiative. The report also identifies key challenges for OTA use, including cybersecurity, workforce skills, and how OTAs enable production of public goods and services.
Download or read book Other Transaction Authority written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trends in Department of Defense Other Transaction Authority Usage written by Rhys McCormick and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal government’s use of Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements has exploded in recent years, thanks in large part to a surge in popularity within the Department of Defense (DoD). Rather than a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, OTAs are an acquisition approach that pursues innovation by enabling certain federal agencies to access goods and services outside of the traditional acquisition system. This CSIS report examines the notable trends in DoD OTA usage since the DoD's authority to enter into OTAs was expanded by the statuary changes in the FY 2015 and FY 2016 NDAAs. It seeks to provide insight into how the DoD is using OTAs to pursue innovation, how DoD spending under an OTA is organized, and to whom the majority of OTA obligations go.
Download or read book Assessing the Use of Other Transactions Authority for Protytpe Projects written by Giles K. Smith and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We conducted this assessment by performing a detailed examination of 21 projects, comprising about one-third of the total population that had accumulated some track record by late 1999.
Download or read book Defense Acquisition Reform written by Moshe Schwartz and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) relies extensively on contractors to equip and support the U.S. military in peacetime and during military operations, obligating more than $300 billion on contracts in FY2013.
Download or read book Department of Defense Other Transaction Authority Trends written by Rhys McCormick and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) have become a core element of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) approach to technology acquisition. DoD OTA obligations increased 75 percent in fiscal year 2019 and have increased 712 percent since FY 2015. The Army remains the predominant awarder of OTAs largely due to the efforts of Army Contracting Command New Jersey, which is headquartered out of Picatinny Arsenal, but the other DoD components are starting to catch up. A new research and development (R&D) funding paradigm between contracts and OTAs might be consolidating, with OTAs increasingly replacing contracts in the mid-to-late stages of the development pipeline for major weapon systems. In FY 2015, OTAs accounted for just three percent of DoD’s total R&D portfolio. Comparatively, in FY 2019, OTAs totaled 18 percent of DoD’s total R&D portfolio. OTA consortia are becoming central players in the technology marketplace. The majority of OTA obligations in recent years were awarded to consortia, accounting for 57 percent of DoD OTA obligations between FY 2015 and FY 2019.
Download or read book Other Transaction OT Authority written by L. Elaine Halchin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An other transaction (OT) is a special vehicle used by federal agencies for obtaining or advancing research and development (R & D) or prototypes. An OT is not a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, and there is no statutory or regulatory definition of "other transaction." Only those agencies that have been provided OT authority may engage in other transactions. OT authority originated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) when the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 was enacted. Subsequently, seven other specific agencies have been given OT authority: the Department of Defense (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Energy. Other federal agencies may use OT authority under certain circumstances and if authorized by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Generally, the reason for creating OT authority is that the government needs to obtain leading-edge R & D (and prototypes) from commercial sources, but some companies (and other entities) are unwilling or unable to comply with the government's procurement regulations. The government's procurement regulations and certain procurement statutes do not apply to OTs, and, accordingly, other transaction authority gives agencies the flexibility necessary to develop agreements tailored to a particular transaction. The Competition in Contracting Act (CICA), Contract Disputes Act, and Procurement Integrity Act are examples of three statues that do not apply to OTs. Evaluating OTs and the use of OT authority is a challenging undertaking. Because the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and certain procurement statutes do not apply to OTs means that the methods or mechanisms used to track contractor performance and results also do not apply. Additionally, the types of activities, functions, and outcomes associated with other transactions cannot be easily measured for the purpose of evaluation. It does not appear that anyone has yet devised a reliable method for conducting an evaluation that would yield quantifiable, objective data. Evidence of congressional interest in the use of other transaction authority includes the expansion of OT authority over the years (as noted above), and a 2008 congressional hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's use of OT authority. This report will be updated as events warrant
Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Download or read book Department of Defense use of other transaction authority written by Moshe Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Other Transaction Authority written by Tara M. Morrison and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Homeland Security s Use of Other Transaction Authority written by Office of the Investigator General and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Department of Homeland Security's Use of Other Transaction Authority
Download or read book Other Transaction Authority written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Other transaction authority : flexibility at the expense of accountability : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 7, 2008.
Download or read book An Analysis of Other Transactions written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology (S & T) programs seek and need the best research and technology, most of which serves the needs of the commercial marketplace. DoD had limited access to these non-traditional performers because many would not accept the onerous requirements imposed by contracts issued under the rules of Federal Acquisition Regulations. In 1989, Congress provided "Other Transaction Authority" (OTA) to address this problem. OTA provided a procurement vehicle which minimized the laws and regulations applicable to contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. This study examined all DoD reports submitted to Congress detailing Cooperative Agreement and "Other Transaction" awards for fiscal years 1997-2003 to determine the extent to which the objectives of the OTA legislation were achieved. The researcher found that only 11 percent of the awards went directly to "non-traditional" contractors, the remaining 89 percent going to traditional defense contractors. Only one-tenth of one percent of all DoD "Research, Development, Test & Evaluation" funding in those fiscal years, awarded in the form of cooperative agreements or :other transactions," went directly to "non-traditional" contractors. Thus, OTA has proved ineffective at attracting "non-traditional" contractors to DoD S & T projects.
Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations Act 1992 written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Other Transaction OT Authority written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence of congressional interest in the use of other transaction authority includes the expansion of OT authority over the years (as noted above), and a 2008 congressional hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's use of OT authority. [...] Furthermore, the committee intends to foster and encourage linkages among the Department of Defense, industry and universities; and to bolster the defense industrial base and provide greater opportunity to "spin off" technology into the civilian sector."40 The conference report accompanying H. R. 2461 noted that the House bill did not contain a provision similar to the one found in S. 1352 which p [...] As the following excerpt from the conference report suggests, OT authority was part of a package of reforms aimed at providing the FAA with additional authority: Senate provision: The managers recognize that to provide reform of the FAA, additional autonomy in decision-making in a number of areas is needed. [...] Section 106(l)(6) states, in part, that the Administrator of the FAA has the authority to enter into ". other transactions as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Administrator and the [Federal Aviation] Administration." In using this authority, the Administrator "may enter into. [...] Congressional Research Service 14 Other Transaction (OT) Authority The following is a summary of selected provisions of Section 831 of P. L. 107-296: • After determining that the use of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is neither feasible nor appropriate, the Homeland Security Secretary may exercise the same authority that the Secretary of Defense may exercise under 10 U.S.
