Rewarding bad actors : why do poor performing contractors continue to get government business? : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 18, 2010.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government contractors--Suspension--United States.

Government contractors.

Government contractors--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Government purchasing--Corrupt practices--United States.

Government purchasing.

Public contracts--United States.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (iii, 98 p.))

Other Title:

Rewarding bad actors

Place of Publication:

Washington : United States Government Printing Office Jan. 2010

Summary:

"Today the committee continues its oversight of the Federal Government's use of suspension and debarment ... Suspension and debarment can be an effective tool for Federal agencies to ensure contractor performance. Unfortunately, as we will hear today, the suspension and debarment tool often goes unused ... In February of last year, we held a hearing on the operation and use of the Excluded Parties List System. We found that some Government agencies were ignoring Federal regulations by awarding funds to businesses that had been suspended or debarred. We also found that Federal agencies took far too long to suspend or debar, if they did it at all. Now, a year later, it seems little has changed."--P. 1-2.