Department of Defense appropriations for 1982: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session ....

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Page 195 - The decision of the Secretary or his duly authorized representative for the determination of such appeals shall be final and conclusive unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been fraudulent, or capricious, or arbitrary, or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or not supported by substantial evidence.
Page 195 - Disputes" clause does not preclude consideration of law questions in connection with decisions provided for in paragraph (a) above: Provided, That nothing in this contract shall be construed as making final the decision of any administrative official, representative, or board on a question of law.
Page 210 - If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
Page 38 - WE SHALL BUILD GOOD SHIPS HERE "AT A PROFIT - IF WE CAN "AT A LOSS - IF WE MUST "BUT ALWAYS GOOD SHIPS" WHEN TENNECO TOOK OVER THE YARD, COMPANY OFFICIALS REMOVED THE PLAQUE AND SHIPPED IT OFF TO A LOCAL MUSEUM.
Page 181 - Fraud, indeed, in the sense of a court of equity properly includes all acts, omissions and concealments which involve a breach of legal or equitable duty, trust, or confidence, justly reposed, and are injurious to another, or by which an undue and unconscientious advantage is taken of another.
Page 779 - ... Government. If award is made on the multiyear basis, funds are obligated only for the first year's quantity, with succeeding years' contract quantities funded annually thereafter. In the event funds are not made available to support one or more succeeding year's quantities, cancellation is effected. The contractor is protected against loss resulting from cancellation by contract provisions allowing reimbursement of unrecovered nonrecurring costs included In prices for canceled items.
Page 697 - Is a cooperative undertaking of the General Accounting Office, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of...
Page 774 - Congress that such contracts, when practicable, provide for the purchase of property at times and in quantities that will result in reduced costs to the Government and provide incentives to contractors to improve productivity through investment in capital facilities, equipment, and advanced technology.
Page 167 - Additional reviews are then made by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget before our materiel program request is finalized.

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