CONTRACTS

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: increase Defense Contract Audit Agency personnel, 16891 [31JY]

Analyses

Contracting on Indian Reservations, 17450 [1AU]

VA Deletion of a Requirement of Specific Congressional Approval for Settlement of Certain Claims of Construction Contractors (S. 1195), 11920 [15JN]

Articles and editorials

Blowing the Whistle on Greed, 5551 [5AP]

Consultant Tower Earned $665,277, 3619 [7MR]

Defense Firms Take a Global Offensive—Critics See Ominous Consequences in Trend, 27773 [7NO]

``Disadvantaged'' Contractor Unfair Advantage, 16498 [27JY]

DOE Explains Why It Has To Pay for Mistakes That Contractors Make, 25923 [25OC]

First Indictments Returned by Jury in Pentagon Fraud, 5538 [5AP]

First Pentagon Trial Opens, 5536 [5AP]

Foreign Role Rises in Military Goods—Use of Parts Stirs U.S. Fears on Dependence and Jobs, 27774 [7NO]

HUD Ex-Officials Tell of Work as Consultants—Three Say They Earned Millions Aiding Developers, 20790 [19SE]

``Influence'' Peddled for HUD Contract, 20789 [19SE]

Insiders on the Loose—Nobody Knows What All the Government's Consultants Are Doing, 2626 [23FE]

Kemp Names Task Forces To Battle HUD Scandals, 20790 [19SE]

Major Defense Firm Admits Conspiracy, 5536 [5AP]

NASA's Reliance on Contractors Is Seen as Eroding Its Capabilities, 22584 [29SE]

Operation Ill Wind—New Charges and Pleas, 5538 [5AP]

Richmond Ruling Blow to Affirmative Action, 2575 [22FE]

Twenty Consultants Made Millions Lobbying for HUD Projects, 20788 [19SE]

U.S. Governments, Industry Must Join Forces To Meet Foreign Challenge, 2989 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: amend provisions on certain agreements and their impact on international competition of U.S. industry (see H.R. 1417)

———concern over bid rigging activities at U.S. bases in Japan (see S. Res. 204)

Bankruptcy: amend provisions relative to forward contracts (see H.R. 1754)

BIA: confirm certain contracts for preschool and early childhood services (see H.R. 1509)

Commercial Activities Contracting Act: enact (see S. 400)

Construction industry: inclusion of interest and legal fees on suits by subcontractors based on payment bonds (see H.R. 535)

Contracting Out Appeals Reform Act: enact (see S. 1265, 1280)

Crime and criminals: penalties for injuries or damage to property used for commercial or beneficial purposes on Federal property (see H.R. 3424)

Defense Acquisition Agency: establish within Dept. of Defense (see S. 433)

Dept. of Defense: accountability of profits (see H.R. 73)

———competitive contractual practices (see H.R. 3352)

———conflict-of-interest restrictions relative to procurement (see H.R. 85)

———domestic contractors (see S. 495)

———establish a system for defense acquisition (see H.R. 2897)

———improve major defense acquisition procedures and programs (see H.R. 2239)

———procurement of professional services (see H.R. 3651)

———prohibit contracts with individuals convicted of contract-related fraud (see H.R. 1276)

———registration of consultants (see H.R. 72)

———time restriction for certain former employees for private sector employment (see H.R. 2462)

Dept. of Energy: financial liability of nuclear contractors (see S. 446; H.R. 1102)

———increase liability of certain contractors (see H.R. 3586)

———payment of fines against certain contractors for violation of regulations (see H.R. 2662)

———protection of whistle blowers employed by contractors (see H.R. 3255)

Dept. of HUD: regulations for competitive award process (see S. 1026)

Employment: economic adjustment to realignments or reductions in defense or aerospace contracts, military facilities, and arms export (see H.R. 101)

Government contracts: acquisition of nondevelopmental items (see S. 1957)

———civil liability for certain injuries, losses, and death (see H.R. 2295)

———contracting procedures for procurements of advisory and assistance services (see S. 166)

———enhance opportunities and small business participation (see H.R. 366)

———improve contracting procedures (see H.R. 667)

———prevent Federal laws from undermining local living standards (see H.R. 2901)

———protection of employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (see H.R. 1861, 2579)

———requirement that certain private contractors provide employees pension and health benefits (see H.R. 43)

———restrict awarding to violators of judicial or NLRB orders (see H.R. 451)

———revise certain procurement procedures relative to spare parts (see H.R. 1111)

Independent Defense Procurement Corps: establish (see H.R. 965)

Indians: amend certain laws providing a preference to contractors on Federal projects (see H.R. 1714)

Occupational health and safety: promote standards in workplaces owned, operated, or under contract with the U.S. (see S. 464)

Office of Defense Inspector General: establish (see H.R. 102)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: delay effective date of sec. 27 (see S. 968)

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorizing amendments to a certain water service contract (see H.R. 2438)

Small and Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Demonstration Program Act: enact (see H.R. 3535)

Taxation: home construction (see H.R. 1449)

Letters

Anticompetitive bidding practices at U.S. bases in Japan: Dept. of the Navy, 22542 [29SE]

———Dick Cheney, Sec. of Defense, 22542 [29SE]

———Everett Pyatt, 9070 [12MY]

———Mitsuru Suzuki, 9070 [12MY], 22543 [29SE]

———Senator Murkowski, 22542 [29SE]

Consulting services costs: Dept. of Defense, 9521 [17MY]

———Dept. of Education, 9521 [17MY]

Contracts for small and disadvantaged business: Roy McGinnis & Co., Inc., 16501 [27JY]

Deletion of a requirement of approval for certain VA construction settlements: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 11920 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense contracting: Derek J. Vander Schaaf, 15834 [24JY]

Functions of Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition: Donald J. Atwood, 12321 [19JN]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: Don Fuqua, 8951 [11MY]

———Donald J. Atwood, 8951 [11MY]

———Frank Hodsoll, 8951 [11MY]

———Mark Schultz, 8952 [11MY]

———Peter F. McCloskey, 8951 [11MY]

Lists

Companies involved in Government investigation of fraud in weapons procurement, 996 [25JA]

Companies involved in job rigging at Yokosuka, Japan, 4772 [17MR], 9071 [12MY]

Memorandums

Post-Employment Revolving Door Restrictions on Dept. of Defense Personnel, 3470 [3MR]

Remarks in House

Air Force: procurement spending efficiency, 30384 [20NO]

CBO: Federal contract study, 16350 [26JY]

CIA: contracting with domestic firms, 24213 [12OC]

Coast Guard: contract bidding by U.S. firms, 27752 [7NO]

Consultant Disclosure and Fraud Prevention Act: enact, 19154 [4AU]

Defense Production Act: amend, 234 [4JA]

Dept. of Defense: domestic procurement contract compliance by General Telephone & Electronics Corp., 14030 [11JY]

———extend contract goal for small and disadvantaged businesses, 16495-16505 [27JY]

———sell contractor-operated military facilities, 27076 [3NO]

———time restriction for former employees for private sector employment (H.R. 2462), 10171 [24MY]

Dept. of Energy: increase liability of certain contractors (H.R. 3586), 27065 [2NO]

———payment of fines against certain contractors for violation of regulations (H.R. 2662), 11953 [15JN]

———preventing payment of bonuses to contractors, 16443 [26JY]

———responsibilty for contractor errors causing pollution, 21187 [21SE]

Executive departments: moratorium on certain nondisclosure agreements, 16789 [3AU]

Government contractors: deny contracts to labor law violators (H.R. 451), 222 [4JA]

———prevent Federal laws from undermining local living standards (H.R. 2901), 14713 [13JY]

———protection of employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (H.R. 1861), 6343 [12AP]

———protection of employees from reprisal for disclosure of certain information (H.R. 2579), 11278 [8JN]

———reforms in contracting practises, 16826 [28JY]

———revise certain procurement procedures relative to spare parts (H.R. 1111), 2611 [23FE]

———small business participation in Federal contracting (H.R. 2259), 8409 [4MY], 8731 [9MY]

Indians: amend certain laws providing a preference to contractors on Federal projects (H.R. 1714), 5653 [5AP]

Japan: Morrison Knudsen construction company's contract partnership, 14491 [12JY]

Northrop Corp.: lawsuit filed by employees, 27926 [8NO]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: delay effective date of sec. 27 (S. 968), 9122 [15MY]

Small business: subcontracting opportunities, 26347 [26OC]

Taxation: home construction (H.R. 1449), 4461 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Commercial Activities Contracting Act: enact (S. 400), 2089 [9FE]

Contracting Out Appeals Reform Act: enact (S. 1265), 13416 [23JN]

———enact (S. 1280), 13438 [23JN]

Defense Acquisition Agency: establish within Dept. of Defense (S. 433), 2647 [23FE]

Dept. of Defense: Army Mobile Subscriber Equipment contract award to GTE Government Systems Corp., 19044 [4AU]

———B-2 stealth bomber contracting, 16903-16907 [31JY]

———consultant services spending limitation, 21430 [25SE]

———domestic contractors (S. 495), 3311 [2MR]

———eliminate barriers to the acquisition of commercial and off-the-shelf products, 17669 [2AU]

———increase Defense Contract Audit Agency personnel, 16892 [31JY]

———management structure and procurement policy, 12320 [19JN]

———postemployment restrictions for employees and former employees, 17402 [1AU]

———procurement reform, 29642 [17NO]

Dept. of Energy: financial accountability of nuclear warfare contractors (S. 446), 2689 [23FE]

———use of consultants, 28143 [9NO]

Dept. of HUD: housing subsidy contracts, 8295 [4MY]

———regulations for competitive award process (S. 1026), 9552 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: funding used for outside consultants, 20287 [13SE]

Executive departments: costs of consulting services costs, 9520 [17MY]

———reliance on private consultants and contractors, 22583 [29SE]

———spending cap on consultant services, 21239 [21SE]

Executive Office of the President: coordination of information within agencies regarding contractor fraud, 17458 [1AU]

Government contracts: acquisition of nondevelopmental items (S. 1957), 31466 [21NO]

———improve regulatory process, 2378 [22FE]

———penalties for certain major frauds against (S. 248), 5536-5557 [5AP]

———procedures for procurements of advisory and assistance services (S. 166), 813 [25JA]

———role of consultants, 2626 [23FE]

Indians: congressional investigation into methods used in Government business on reservations, 2718-2720 [23FE]

———credit for small business, 17449 [1AU]

Japan: competition for construction contracts at U.S. military facilities, 4771 [17MR], 22541-22544 [29SE]

———concern over bid rigging activities at U.S. bases (S. Res. 204), 27903 [8NO]

Occupational health and safety: promote standards in workplaces owned, operated, or under contract with the U.S. (S. 464), 2971 [28FE], 7763 [2MY]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: delay effective date of sec. 27 (S. 968), 8950, 9007 [11MY], 9104 [12MY]

Pipelines: apportionment of liabilities under contract, 11493 [13JN]

Small business: competition for defense contracts, 17684 [2AU]

VA: delete requirement of specific congressional approval for settlement of certain claims of construction contractors (S. 1195), 11919 [15JN]

Reports

Appendix—Background Information and Application of the Law: Japan Fair Trade Commission, 9071 [12MY]

Bid Rigging Activities at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan: Fair Trade Commission, 9070 [12MY]

Bolstering Defense Industrial Competitiveness: Dept. of Defense, 3311 [2MR]

Executive Branch Lobbying: Whitney N. Seymour, 20790-20796 [19SE]

National Defense Contracts, 7641-7647 [1MY]

Procurement Fraud: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 5552 [5AP]

State of Small Business: Ronald Reagan, 16501 [27JY]

Reports filed

Concern Over Bid Rigging Activities at U.S. Bases in Japan: Committee on Foreign Relations (S. Res. 204), 29738 [17NO]

Statements

Award of Government Contracts: Senator Byrd, 28119 [9NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Government Contracts: John Sloan, 16897 [31JY]

Government Contracts: National Electrical Contractors Association, 6146 [12AP]

Integrity of Procurement Officials of Dept. of Defense in Contract Matters: several Senators, 17403 [1AU]

Minority Contractors Support Davis-Bacon Reform, Oppose Expansion, 16511 [27JY]

Participation of Federal Prison Industries in Defense Procurement, 29117 [15NO]

Summaries

Federal Construction and Small Business Participation in Federal Contracting (H.R. 2259), 8410, 8411 [4MY]

Impact of Government Contracts on Locally Prevailing Wages, 16512 [27JY]

Testimonies

Major Fraud in Industry: David Ruder, 5542, 5550 [5AP]

Texts of

H.R. 2259, Federal construction and small business participation in Federal contracting, 8409 [4MY]

H.R. 2462, prohibit certain employees from working for contractors for a certain period after leaving the Dept. of Defense, 10171 [24MY]

H.R. 3533, small business' subcontracting opportunities, 26347 [26OC]

S. 166, contracting procedures for procurements of advisory and assistance services, 813 [25JA]

S. 172, extension of Great Plains conservation program, 824 [25JA]

S. 400, Commercial Activities Contracting Act, 2090 [9FE]

S. 433, Dept. of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act, 2648-2650 [23FE]

S. 495, Dept. of Defense's domestic contractors, 3313 [2MR]

S. 930, Construction Safety, Health, and Education Improvement Act, 8346-8350 [4MY]

S. 968, delay effective date of sec. 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 9123 [15MY]

S. 1195, delete requirement of specific congressional approval for settlement of certain claims of VA construction contractors, 11919 [15JN]

S. 1265, Contracting Out Appeals Reform Act, 13416 [23JN]

S. 1280, Contracting Out Appeals Reform Act, 13439 [23JN]

S. 2126, Dept. of Defense Procurement Improvements Act (1988), 12320 [19JN]

S. Res. 104, Senate Legal Counsel representation in several cases, 6591 [13AP]

S. Res. 204, concern over bid rigging activities at U.S. bases in Japan, 27903 [8NO]