The United States Agency for International Development, Office of Inspector General (USAID OIG) is responsible for providing independent oversight over USAID’s programs, personnel, and operations. OIG may initiate an audit if they uncovered significant issues during a previous review, or if they have determined that the program or office is of higher risk. More.
Regulation – PART 733 – PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS Legal Decisisons – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is known as “the investigative arm of Congress” and “the congressional watchdog.” What does GAO do? GAO’s Office of the General Counsel regularly issues legal decisions and opinions regarding federal bid protests, appropriations law, and other legal matters. Search Decisions … [Read more…]
USAspending.gov is the official source for spending data for the U.S. Government. What is USAspending.gov used for? Its mission is to show the American public what the federal government spends every year and how it spends the money. Where does USAspending data come from? USAspending.gov receives over 400 data elements coming from various government systems. … [Read more…]
eSRS.gov, which stands for Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System, is the official site for the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System. The use of eSRS promises to create higher visibility for federal contracting officials (aka COs and OSDBU) who need to access and review subcontracting reports and introduce efficiency into the process of gathering information on federal subcontracting … [Read more…]
The FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) is the reporting tool Federal prime awardees (i.e. prime contractors and prime grants recipients) use to capture and report subaward and executive compensation data regarding their first-tier subawards to meet the FFATA reporting requirements. Prime contract awardees will report against sub-contracts awarded and prime grant awardees will report against … [Read more…]
NICRA stands for Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreements (NICRA). The NICRA is a document published to reflect an estimate of indirect cost rate negotiated between the Federal Government and a Grantee/Contractor’s organization which reflects the indirect costs (facilities and administrative costs) & fringe benefit expenses incurred by the organization that will be the same across … [Read more…]
A consultant is an individual with specialized skills who, although not on theorganization’s payroll as an employee, provides personal services to the organization under anagreement/contract which establishes an employer-employee relationship between the organizationand the individual providing the services. Consultants are typically individuals who areexperts with excellent qualifications and are usually regarded as authorities or practitionersof … [Read more…]