1st Edition
Government Abuse Fraud, Waste, and Incompetence in Awarding Contracts in the United States
By William Sims Curry
Copyright 2014
249 Pages
by
Routledge
249 Pages
by
Routledge
249 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1 Defining and Narrowing the Problems of Fraud, Incompetence, Waste, and Abuse 2 Government of the Corporations, by the Unions, and for the Special Interests 3 Exemplary Actions by Government and Nongovernment Entities for Combating Fraud, Incompetence, Waste, and Abuse 4 Protests Sustained by the GAO for Proposal Evaluation Errors 5 Protests Sustained by the GAO for Other Deficiencies 6 Weaknesses and Strengths of Selected Proposal Rating Processes 7 Imperfections in the DOD's Efforts to Improve Its Process for Selecting Contractors 8 Single-Score Best-Value Selection Process Eliminates Ambiguity 9 Scandalous Socioeconomic Contracting Practices 10 The Absurdity of Waiving All Procurement Controls during Disasters 11 Compendium of Measures for Minimizing Fraud, Incompetence, Waste, and Abuse in the Federal GovernmentAppendix A Appendix B Appendix CIndex
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William Sims Curry
