Federal Contracts Report Index-Summary

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

– Award fee reduction, DOD class deviation memo, 93:373
– DOD facilities, interim rule on safety standards compliance, 94:431; status box, 94:432
– OSHA violations, firms still given awards despite prior history (GAO-10-1033), 94:380; disagreement on automatic debarment, 94:429; lawyers discuss impact, BNA Insights, 94:512
– Text messaging, FAR interim rule to encourage contractors' ban, 94:332; status box, 94:340

OFFSETS

– Attorneys' fees, litigant's preexisting debts to U.S. (U.S., dec), 93:217 (6/22/10)
– Coast Guard used settlement payment to offset debt in separate contract (CBCA), 94:77
– Reporting requirements, Commerce Dep't meeting, 93:57
– UAE rule change for defense contractors, 93:211 (6/22/10)

OFPP

See FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY OFFICE (OFPP)

OIL AND GAS

– Gulf oil spill, BP could lose contracting privileges, 94:34
– Iran

– – Commercial activity of firms despite sanctions, GAO report, 93:412; petroleum products sold by contractors in 2009 and 2010, 94:357
– – Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act

– – – Bills

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2194, S 2799

– – – Law

See COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT (CISADA)

– – Senate committee hearing witnesses say sanctions not enforced, 93:412

– “Precedent agreement” with pipeline provider is contract subject to CDA (CBCA), 94:286
– Treble damages under FCA, firm did not provide information to DOJ (D. Colo.), 94:317

OMAN

– FAR final rule on Free Trade Agreement, 93:230

OMB

See MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE (OMB)

OPTIONS

– ADRA inappropriate jurisdictional basis for nonrenewal (Fed. Cl.), 93:16
– CICA, U.S. enjoined from obtaining work under contract (Fed. Cl.), 93:487; correction, 93:219 (6/22/10)
– Floating military warehouse, injunction limiting performance pending appeal (Fed. Cl.), 93:146

ORAL CONTRACTS

– Breach of, Arabic interpreter may sue Army and contractor (D.C. Cir.), 93:468

OUTSOURCING

See generally CONTRACTING OUT
– Insourcing

See INSOURCING

OVERPAYMENTS

– “Do Not Pay” list, OMB unveils, 93:198 (6/22/10)
– FY 2010 error rate declines, OMB reports, 94:500
– Legislation

– – Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3393

– – Improper Payments Information Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1508

– Recapture audits, expanded use by agencies to recover improper payments, 93:202; signed, status box, 93:230
– Separate claim to recovery, U.S., not required to file, district court may only assess finality of order (E.D. Tex.), 94:387