CONTRACTS

Amendments

Government procurement: interest on overdue payments (S. 328), 25204-25208, 25210 [23SE]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2215), 22015 [11AU], 31746 [19OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2215), 21957 [11AU]

Analyses

Consultant Registration and Reform Act (H.R. 5158), 20629 [4AU]

———(S. 2674), 21830 [11AU]

Interest on Overdue Payments for Government Procurement (S. 328), 25209 [23SE]

Labor Contract Amendment to H.R. 4264, Dept. of Defense Authorization, 9708, 9718 [3MY]

Preferred Surety Bond Guarantee Program Act, 17144 [7JY]

VA Authority To Settle Construction Contract Claims (S. 2269), 6306 [11AP]

Articles and editorials

Bigger Role Urged for Defense Department in Economic Policy—Advisory Panel Reports Growing Loss of Technological Leadership by U.S. Is Said To Imperil Its Security, 32178 [20OC]

Biggest Pork Barrel Ever—$225 Million for Projects That Bypasssed Merit Reviews, 26995 [30SE]

Competition for Contracts Trims Costs for Pentagon, 10188 [10MY]

Explanation Is Necessary, 3715 [14MR]

FBI in Surprise Search of Pentagon and Suppliers, 14575 [15JN]

FBI and Navy Disclose Broad Inquiry Into Defense Contractors and Military, 14575 [15JN]

Helicopter Maker Will Repay U.S., 3716 [14MR]

Honesty Called ``Impossible'' in Pentagon Bidding System, 19545 [28JY]

How Foreign Money Is Changing Washington, 15881 [23JN]

Internal Pentagon Report Faults Navy on Use of Consultants in Purchasing, 20833 [8AU]

Lessons From the Pentagon Procurement Scandal, 25267 [23SE]

Minority Contractors, Underwriters Clash on Issuance of Surety Bonds, 20340 [3AU]

Money Talks—How Foreign Firms Buy U.S. Clout, 15879 [23JN]

Navy Says Nuclear Subs Over Budget, 3715 [14MR]

Nuclear Contractors Should Be Held Liable When They're at Fault, 4008 [16MR]

Paisley Saved Missile Experts Wanted Killed, 18313, 18325 [14JY]

Pentagon Accuses 2 Contractors of $20 Million Overcharge on Arms, 3715 [14MR]

Pentagon Offices Searched—Firms, Consultants Targeted in Alleged Procurement Fraud, 14574 [15JN]

USAF Investigates Tacit Rainbow Test Launch Failure, 18325 [14JY]

Voice of the People—Pentagon Scandal Demands New Action, 16668 [6JY]

Will the Boom Finally Go Bust? Area Defense Contractors Fear End to the Good Times, 20834 [8AU]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: liability for breach of milk production termination program contracts (see H.R. 3870)

Bankruptcy: rejection of executory contracts licensing rights to intellectual property (see H.R. 5348)

Business: requiring payment bonds for contracts with the U.S. (see H.R. 4539)

Committee on Governmental Affairs: release of records on GSA procurement of Electronic Tandem Network telecommunications (see S. Res. 405)

Consultant Registration and Reform Act: enact (see S. 2674)

Contractor Legal Fees Reform Act: enact (see S. 2241)

Defense Consultant Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 5016)

Dept. of Defense: competitive contractual practices (see H.R. 5472)

———cost comparisons for data processing and data entry functions (see H.R. 4717)

———Defense Acquisition Agency (see H.R. 4950)

———Independent Procurement Corps (see H.R. 5048)

———procurement of heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks (see H.R. 5091)

———prohibit use of inside information in award of contract (see H.R. 5106)

———registration of consultants (see H.R. 5338)

———require certain portions of naval vessel modernization and maintenance be carried out at certain public shipyards (see H.R. 4407)

———revision of acquisition regulations (see S. 2900)

———strengthen authority of the Under Sec. for Acquisition (see H.R. 3898)

———strengthen conflict-of-interest restrictions relative to procurement (see H.R. 4956)

———utilization of domestic firms in contracting (see S. 2786)

Dept. of Defense Procurement Improvements Act: enact (see S. 2621)

Drug abuse: make ineligible for Federal financial assistance and Government contracts any entity that does not maintain a drug-free workplace (see H.R. 4467)

———requiring recipients of Federal grants and contracts to maintain drug-free workplaces (see H.R. 4719)

Employee Benefit Standards in Government Contracting Act: enact (see H.R. 5349)

Federal aid programs: assistance to areas affected by defense base closures and termination of major defense contracts (see H.R. 3983)

Federal employees: converting certain functions to private contractors (see H.R. 5467)

———penalties for disclosure of certain Government contract information (see H.R. 5122)

Government: promote efficiency and accountability when contracting for support services (see H.R. 5204)

———revise certain procurement procedures (see H.R. 5229)

Government contractors: Comptroller General to review and decide on protests about conversions involving Federal employees (see S. 2348)

———protection of employees for disclosure of misconduct to Government officials (see S. 2758)

Members of Congress: prohibit acceptance of honorariums or making appearances for any person engaged in contract negotiations with the U.S. (see H.R. 5009)

Natural gas: renegotiation of problem sales contracts (see H.R. 5176)

Occupational health and safety: clarify U.S. obligation relative to work places owned, operated, or under contract with the U.S. (see H.R. 4991)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2215)

Postal Service: procurement opportunities (see H.R. 3868)

Reimbursement: prohibiting by the U.S. to those in violation of laws or regulations (see H.R. 4360)

States: distribution of Government contracts on per capita basis (see H.R. 5539)

Taxation: contracts for residential construction (see H.R. 5151)

Technology: executory contracts licensing rights to intellectual property (see H.R. 4657)

VA: Administrator notification to House and Senate Appropriations Committees of construction contract claims settlements of more than $1,000,000 (see S. 2269)

Books

``Government by Contract,'' John D. Hanrahan, 14422 [14JN]

Commentaries

Procurement integrity component of S. 2215, 32157, 32158 [20OC]

Explanations

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act appropriations (S. 2215), consensus amendment, 31688 [19OC]

Letters

Alleged fraud in Dept. of Defense contracting: Senator Warner, 14573 [15JN]

Bargaining by railroad union employees: Ronald A. Pearlman, 29725 [11OC]

———Ronald E. Pearlman, 29725 [11OC]

———Senator Dixon, 29725 [11OC]

———William H. Dempsey and Richard I. Kilroy, 29725 [11OC]

Competition for shipbuilding portion of DDG-51: James H. Webb, Jr., Sec. of the Navy, 11091 [16MY]

Construction of Navy ships: Representative Murtha, 11095 [16MY]

Contractor use of Government discount airfares: Derek J. Vander Schaaf, 10231 [10MY]

Coverage of tribal contractors under the Federal Tort Claims Act: several Members of Congress, 18161 [13JY]

Inclusion of Toshiba Corp. in briefings on defense procurement: Senators Heinz, Helms, Garn and Proxmire, 15214 [20JN]

Lavi fighter project: Frank C. Carlucci, Sec. of Defense, 17304 [7JY]

———J. Edward Fox, 17304 [7JY]

———Representative Hamilton, 17303 [7JY]

———William H. Taft IV, 17303 [7JY]

MX missile contracts: Air Force representative, 3976 [15MR]

———James D. Geraghty, 3977 [15MR]

———Martin L. Marler, 3977 [15MR]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: OMB, 32257 [20OC]

Presidential Advisory Panel for Coordination of Government Debt Collection and Delinquency Prevention Activities: OMB, 25212 [23SE]

Registration of consultants: Kathleen A. Buck, Dept. of Defense, 21830 [11AU]

Surety bonding for minority contractors: Prudential Foundation, 19559 [28JY]

Taipei Medium Capacity Transit Systems contract negotiations: American Institute in Taiwan, 9412 [28AP]

Use of consultants: Robert Beuley, Dept. of the Interior, 14422 [14JN]

Lists

Defense contracting: Logistics Management Institute, 23751 [14SE]

Memorandums

Contractor Use of Government Discount Airfares: June G. Brown, 10232 [10MY]

Motions

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2215), 23593 [13SE]

Papers

Participation of Small Business Concerns in Contracting for Dredging: Corps of Engineers, 32513 [21OC]

Proposals

Surety and small and minority contractors: Prudential Foundation, 19559 [28JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: liability for breach of milk production termination program contracts (H.R. 3870), 185 [27JA]

Air Force: awarding of certain foreign contracts, 24259 [16SE]

Bankruptcy: rejection of executory contracts licensing rights to intellectual property (H.R. 5348), 27835-27837 [3OC]

Chappell, Representative: news media reporting, 18477 [14JY]

Civil Rights Enforcement Act: enact, 26032 [28SE]

Committee on Small Business (House): investigations, 576 [2FE]

Consultant Registration and Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5158), 20629 [4AU]

Defense Consultant Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5016), 17784 [12JY]

Defense contractors: tax accounting method, 13880 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: contracts with private firms, 6356 [12AP]

———cost comparisons for data processing and data entry functions (H.R. 4717), 13214 [1JN]

———funding for the Lavi fighter project, 17303 [7JY]

———investigation of alleged contracting fraud, 14781 [16JN], 15419, 15420 [21JN], 16546 [30JN], 19122 [27JY]

———treatment of Japanese firms, 15876, 15879-15881 [23JN]

Drug abuse: requiring recipients of Federal grants and contracts to maintain drug-free workplaces (H.R. 4719), 13102 [1JN]

Employee Benefit Standards in Government Contracting Act: enact (H.R. 5349), 25266 [23SE]

Federal Contract Compliance and Workforce Development Act: enact (H.R. 4903), 15905 [23JN]

Federal employees: converting certain functions to private contractors (H.R. 5467), 29175 [6OC]

Government: promote efficiency and accountability when contracting for support services (H.R. 5204), 22377 [11AU]

Government contractors: employee protection against reprisal for disclosures (H.R. 1716), 15961 [27JN]

Government officials: time restriction for private sector employment (S. 237), 9056 [27AP]

Government procurement: interest on overdue payment (S. 328), correct errors in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 351), 27794 [3OC]

Government securities: permit variable contracts to be invested (H.R. 4862), 15290 [20JN]

Gradall Co.: procurement contract, 4145 [16MR]

GSA: competition in contracting, 9801 [3MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit acceptance of honorariums or making appearances for any person engaged in contract negotiations with the U.S. (H.R. 5009), 17424 [11JY]

Navy: procurement policies, 4716 [22MR]

Northrop Corp: House Committee on Armed Services review of MX missile program, 3976 [15MR]

Occupational health and safety: clarify U.S. obligation relative to work places owned, operated, or under contract with the U.S. (H.R. 4991), 17308 [7JY]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2215), 32250-32258 [20OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2215), 23590-23593 [13SE]

Postal Service: procurement opportunities (H.R. 3868), 306 [27JA]

Surety bonds: accessibility, 20340 [3AU]

Taxation: contracts for residential construction (H.R. 5151), 20202 [3AU]

Technology: executory contracts licensing rights to intellectual property (H.R. 4657), 11933 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

China, Republic of: Taipei Medium Capacity Transit Systems contract negotiations, 9411 [28AP]

Committee on Governmental Affairs: release of records on GSA procurement of Electronic Tandem Network telecommunications (S. Res. 405), 6214 [31MR]

Construction industry: projects using foreign contractor or subcontractor, 15543 [22JN]

———restrict contractors from countries denying fair trade to U.S., 17627 [12JY]

Consultant Registration and Reform Act: enact (S. 2674), 19759 [1AU]

Contractor Legal Fees Reform Act: enact (S. 2241), 6143 [31MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: appropriations for consulting services, 19387 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: ban sale of Toshiba products in military exchange stores (S. 1677), 4320 [17MR], 5404 [28MR]

———competition in contracting, 10187 [10MY]

———contractor costs, 10930, 10931, 10932-10934 [13MY]

———Government audits, 3713 [14MR]

———inclusion of Toshiba Corp. in briefings on procurement, 15213 [20JN]

———investigation of alleged contracting fraud, 14572-14576 [15JN], 15117, 15121 [17JN], 15172 [20JN], 15314, 15343, 15346 [21JN], 15509, 15525 [22JN], 16668 [6JY], 17313 [8JY]

———procurement process, 18645 [25JY]

———revision of acquisition regulations (S. 2900), 30884 [14OC]

———strategic defense initiative contractors, 15039 [17JN]

———utilization of domestic firms in contracting (S. 2786), 23750 [14SE], 31191 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense Procurement Improvements Act: enact (S. 2621), 17365 [8JY]

Ethics Resource Center: defense industry responses, 12737 [26MY]

Executive departments: consulting services, 18166-18168 [13JY]

———reduce certain consulting services, 18727, 18728 [26JY]

———use of consulting services, 15549, 15553-15558 [22JN]

Federal employees: drug-free workplace standards for contractors and grantees, 30981 [14OC]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: benefits, 15160 [20JN]

Foreign country: public works reciprocity, 14550 [15JN]

Government: consulting contracts, 14421 [14JN]

Government contractors: Comptroller General to review and decide on protests about conversions involving Federal employees (S. 2348), 9527 [29AP]

———employee protection against reprisal for disclosures (H.R. 1716), 19263 [28JY]

———protection of employees for disclosure of misconduct by Government officials (S. 2758), 22466 [7SE]

Government officials: time restriction for private sector employment (S. 237), 768 [3FE], 6921 [14AP], 7025-7041 [15AP], 7215-7247 [19AP]

———time restriction for private sector employment (S. 237), order to print, 7664 [20AP]

Government procurement: disclosure of funds solicited for contracts, 18736 [26JY]

———interest on overdue payments (S. 328), 25204 [23SE]

———interest on overdue payments (S. 328), correct errors in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 351), 25216 [23SE]

Integrity in Post Employment Act: enact (S. 237), 4338 [17MR]

Members of Congress: time restriction for private sector employment (S. 237), 768 [3FE]

Minorities: contract goal applicable to printing, binding, and related services, 11088 [16MY]

National defense: President Reagan's policy, 25281 [26SE]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2215), 5210 [24MR], 6193 [31MR], 22012-22018 [11AU], 29484 [7OC], 31686-31692 [19OC], 32155 [20OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2215), appointment of conferees, 29489 [7OC]

Operating Engineers Union: coercion of small contractors, 30847 [14OC]

Postal Service: contract with Perot Systems Corp., 15543, 15544-15549, 15552 [22JN]

Presidential Advisory Panel for Coordination of Government Debt Collection and Delinquency Prevention Activities: establish, 25210-25216 [23SE]

SBA: study of contract distribution, 17139 [7JY]

Taxation: installment sales contracts, 29708 [11OC]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Dept. of Energy-TVA litigation, 5480 [29MR]

VA: Administrator notification to House and Senate Appropriations Committees of construction contract claims settlements of more than $1,000,000 (S. 2269), 6306 [11AP]

Reports

Audit of Contractors' Use of Government Transportation Requests: Dept. of Defense, 10232-10248 [10MY]

Contractual Actions During 1987 to Facilitate National Defense: Lawrence F. Davenport, 4133 [16MR]

Defense Industry Responses to Questionnaire: Ethics Resource Center, 12737-12740 [26MY]

Reports filed

Curbing Secrecy Contracts: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 100-991), 26502 [28SE]

Defense Subcontractors: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 100-528), 5357 [28MR]

GSA Small Business and Small Minority Business Subcontracting: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 100-1044), 27984 [3OC]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act Appropriations: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 2215) (S. Rept. 100-424), 17364 [8JY]

Public Works Financing With Tax-Exempt Bonds: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 3807) (H. Rept. 100-1066), 29161 [6OC]

Rejection of Executory Contracts Licensing Rights To Intellectual Property: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5348) (H. Rept. 100-1012), 27327 [30SE]

Repeal Federal Tort Liability Law Relative to Government Contractors: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 612) (S. Rept. 100-386), 15123 [17JN]

Requiring Recipients of Federal Grants and Contracts To Maintain Drug-Free Workplaces: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 4719) (H. Rept. 100-829), 21028 [8AU]

Revise Standard for Coverage Under Davis-Bacon Act: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 2216) (H. Rept. 100-504), 1249 [9FE]

Violations of the Truth in Negotiations Act: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 100-1026), 27984 [3OC]

Statements

Awarding of Defense Contracts: Senator Bingaman, 23750 [14SE]

———Senator Kerry, 23750 [14SE]

Commercial Activities Contracting Act: Representative Skelton, 5668 [29MR]

Competition for Shipbuilding Portion of DDG-51: James H. Webb, Jr., Sec. of the Navy, 11099 [16MY]

Fraudulent Conduct by Procurement Unit of Dept. of Defense: Robert L. Segal, 15172 [20JN]

Postal Service Contract Awards: Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General, 15544 [22JN]

Registration of Consultants: Senator Levin, 21832 [11AU]

Studies

Lifeline in Danger—An Assessment of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Air Force Association and USNI Military Database, 31192 [17OC]

Summaries

Dept. of Defense Procurement Improvements Act (S. 2621), 17367 [8JY]

Employee Benefit Standards in Government Contracting Act (H.R. 5349), 25266 [23SE]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act Appropriations (S. 2215), 31687 [19OC]

Tables

Dept. of Defense demonstration program procurement procedures, 30054 [12OC]

Government wide summary of consulting services obligations, 15343 [21JN]

Strategic defense initiative contracts awarded by State: Defense Week (publication), 4837 [23MR]

Testimonies

Competition for Shipbuilding Portion of DDG-51: Robert Costello, 11090 [16MY]

Consultant Services: Joseph R. Wright, Jr., 19018 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense Acquisition Regulations: June G. Brown, 30887-30890 [14OC]

Foreign Selling Costs Under Dept. of Defense Contracts: Derek J. Vander Schaaf, 11087 [16MY]

Quality of Defense Acquisition Work Force: Frank C. Carlucci, Sec. of Defense, 19112 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 351, correct errors in enrollment of S. 328, interest on overdue payment of Government procurement, 27794 [3OC]

H.R. 4657, executory contracts licensing rights to intellectual property, 11933 [23MY]

H.R. 5009, prohibit Members of Congress acceptance of honorariums or making appearances for any person engaged in contract negotiations with the U.S., 17425 [11JY]

H.R. 5016, Defense Consultant Reform Act, 17784 [12JY]

H.R. 5158, Consultant Registration and Reform Act, 20629-20633 [4AU]

H.R. 5348, rejection of executory contracts licensing rights to intellectual property, 27835 [3OC]

H.R. 5467, Contracting Out Appeals Reform Act, 29175 [6OC]

S. 237, Integrity in Post Employment Act, 7245 [19AP]

S. 2215, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act authorization, 22012-22015, 22016-22018 [11AU]

S. 2241, Contractor Legal Fees Reform Act, 6145 [31MR]

S. 2269, VA Administrator notification to House and Senate Appropriations Committees of construction contract claims settlements of more than $1,000,000, 6306 [11AP]

S. 2348, Comptroller General review of protests on conversions to contractor performance involving Federal employees, 9528 [29AP]

S. 2621, Dept. of Defense Procurement Improvements Act, 17365, 17366 [8JY]

S. 2674, Consultant Registration and Reform Act, 19760-19762 [1AU]

S. 2786, Dept. of Defense utilization of domestic firms in contracting, 23751 [14SE]

S. 2900, revision of Dept. of Defense acquisition regulations, 30886 [14OC]

S. Res. 405, release of records on GSA procurement of Electronic Tandem Network telecommunications, 6183 [31MR]