CSTC-A has one contracting officer's technical representative--located in Afghanistan--for contract oversight purposes.
Carillion touts its fancy systems for contract oversight, which it says mean that just two directors on its main board can keep tabs on the lot of them.
Government officials responsible for contract oversight, meanwhile, were also unable to keep up, so that unsafe electrical work was not challenged by government auditors.
WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat on the Senate subcommittee for contracting oversight is calling for an inspector general's investigation into a biodefense contract awarded to a company controlled by private equity baron Ronald Perelman, a top Democratic donor.
Bowen said his efforts were hampered from the outset by the ineffectiveness of a clearinghouse created in Iraq for government departments to submit reconstruction bills and contracts for review and oversight.
"FSA performed the review as part of its own contract oversight, not for the benefit of other agencies," said Liz Hill, an Education Department spokeswoman.
There is an urgent need for oversight.
Industry executives recognize the need for oversight.
How's That For Oversight?
He said that the combination of weak oversight and an incentive-based contract for Bechtel would "set the stage for a quick and dirty cleanup".
Even Republicans will probably agree to his call for "aggressive contracting oversight" to make sure that small businesses actually get the contracts they were allotted.
