Insourcing Functions Performed by Federal Contractors : Legal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Public contracts.

Ethics.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (26 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-1810a in the 2012 issue.

Provides brief overview of recent Administration promotion of "insourcing," which refers to use of Government personnel to perform functions that were previously delegated to Government contractors. Discusses key legal issues related to recent insourcing initiatives, including impact of the Administrative Procedure Act on Federal agency insourcing guidelines, constructive termination or breach of requirements contracts, civil service laws and limitations on "direct hires," ethics laws and the activities of former contractor employees, and small business law. Considers potential Congressional actions.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Insourcing Functions Performed by Federal Contractors

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