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I read the bill and did not see what the bill does that Congress can't already do.
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ace....,if you think the bill is unnecessary, under what current federal contracting/procurement law:
are Exec Department agencies required to develop and implement plans to minimize the use of: (1) noncompetitive contracts; and (2) cost-reimbursement type contracts.
Or required to make justification and approval documents for noncompetitive contracts, including defense agency contracts, publicly available.
Or required to submit quarterly reports on unjustified contractor costs and audits identifying deficiencies in contractor performance.
I dont know the answer, but if no such requirements exist under current law, Congress cant enforce these or similar regulatory controls.
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I would like Congress to investigate the Haliburton situation, they either need to act on wrongs or let the company clear its name. Why did the army approve the items in dispute, was it because of pressure from Chaney? If I were in Congress this seems to be an issue the could be bigger than some of the things they have been recently investigating.
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The House Dems requested oversight hearings from 2003-2006 and the Repub majority refused, including a request to subpoena the DoD and Halliburton on the payment of the $250+ million in cost reimbursements to Halliburton that was questioned by the DCAA
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..so the Dems, under Waxman, held "informal" hearings, with no subpoena power.
Some of the findings are here:
http://oversight.house.gov/search/re...earch22=Search
One of the results was this bill, introduced by Waxman within days after the Dems became the majority.