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The United States Civil Service Commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883. The commission was renamed as the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and most of commission's former functions—with the exception of the federal employees appellate function—were assigned to new agencies, with most being assigned to the newly created U.S. Office of Personnel ...
The President of the United States is, according to the Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Chief Executive of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Defense is the "Principal Assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense", and is vested with statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 113) to lead the Department and all of its component ...
By 2019, those numbers changed slightly. As of 14 January 2019, DCMA had 11,641 civilians and 552 military assigned. Number of contractors and number of active contracts remained roughly constant. Total contracts serviced were valued at $5.2 trillion and authorized contractor payments per day was valued at $678 million. [4]
The general counsel develops the department's Legislative Program and coordinates DoD positions on legislation and Executive Orders; coordinates the appeals process for denied FOIA requests; oversees the performance and standards of DoD attorneys; establishes policy on general legal issues and determines the DoD position on specific legal ...
The Act applies to federal and contractor employees. Non-compliance may result in criminal or civil penalties, cancellation of the procurement, rescinding contracts, suspension or debarment. [14] The Act is implemented at FAR 3.104. The GAO confirmed in 2014 that its jurisdiction includes investigation of protests raising allegations of PIA ...
The general counsel is appointed by the president to a four-year term and independent from the board; it has limited independence to argue for a change in the law in presenting cases to the board. The general counsel oversees four divisions: the Division of Operations Management, the Division of Administration, the Division of Advice, and the ...
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Together, these laws make it illegal for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the federal government to discriminate in employment because of disability or status as a protected veteran. Its regulations can be found at CFR Title 41 Chapter 60: Public Contracts and Property Management.