Investigation of Military Public Works: Hearings ... 82d Congress, 2d Session |
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Page 440 - ... inconsistent with any accounting procedures prescribed by or pursuant to law) which shall be designed to (A) restrict obligations or expenditures against each appropriation to the amount of apportionments or reapportionments made for each such appropriation, and (B) enable such officer or agency head to fix responsibility for the creation of any obligation or the making of any expenditure in excess of an apportionment or reapportionment.
Page 420 - As used hereafter in this section, the term "appropriation" means appropriations, funds, and authorizations to create obligations by contract in advance of appropriations. (2) In apportioning any appropriation, reserves may be established solely to provide for contingencies, or to effect savings whenever savings are made possible by or through changes in requirements or greater efficiency of operations.
Page 149 - USC 55a) , under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and to pay in connection therewith travel expenses of individuals, Including actual transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while traveling from their homes or places of business to official duty station and return as may be authorized by law: Provided, That such contracts may be renewed annually.
Page 318 - DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON. DC...
Page 69 - May 7, 1952, before the Preparedness Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services of the United States Senate.
Page 119 - The placement of contracts with a view to economies in the use of transportation facilities. 1. The availability of manpower in distressed employment areas or in areas of manpower shortages.
Page 127 - The concentration of contracts with a few leader suppliers is to be avoided unless the necessity therefor is clear. c. The utilization of existing open industrial capacity to the maximum. Expansion of facilities should not be authorized when open capacity can be found. Whenever time permits, and in order to broaden the mobilization base, additional contractors should be utilized in lieu of multishift or overtime operation.
Page 442 - States who shall violate subsections (a), (b). or (h) of this section shall be subjected to appropriate administrative discipline, including, when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without pay or removal from office...
Page 127 - Part 1-3, to the end that the procurement will be made to the best advantage of the Government, price and other factors considered.
Page 126 - ... requires the negotiation of a lower rate of profit than would be the case when all risk was assumed by the contractor. An appropriate price redetermination article shall be used in fixed-price contracts in those instances where: (1) There are insufficient data to indicate reasonableness of price; (2) the estimate of the low offerer, or the only offerer, exceeds the independent Government estimate by an unreasonable amount; (3) it is necessary or desirable to eliminate charges for contingencies...