Contract Management articles from March 2001

Contract Management archives from March 2001

Professional Development--Preparing for the Challenges Ahead.(National Contract Management Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The contracting profession is in a constant state of evolution, to the point where we might actually call it a revolution. As contracting professionals we are seeing our roles grow and our spheres of influence expand into new areas, as we...

Want to Motivate Employees? Try Incentive Compensation.(management strategies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... One of the toughest jobs a manager or supervisor faces is keeping employees motivated. A newly hired employee, for instance, may be happy to have a job and satisfied with his pay, while the veteran employee may be dissatisfied with his current...

TRICARE Change Order Process.
March 1, 2001... As a member or the Department of Defense (DOD) contracting community for seventeen years, I find myself strangely struck by Terry Carlson's article, "Change Order Crisis" (December 2000). He appears to have written from the singular perspective...

Building a Great Mentor Program.(management strategies)
March 1, 2001... Outstanding mentor programs do not just happen; they result from careful planning and consideration. Congratulations on making a savvy business decision. You have determined that a formal mentor program can enhance your organization in...

Conducting Internal Investigations.(management strategies)
March 1, 2001... Corporations must proceed carefully to avoid compromising the confidentiality of their investigations. This article is Part!! of a two-part series on internal investigations and provides guidelines for conducting an effective internal...

A CURE FOR BURNOUT.(management strategies for prevention)
March 1, 2001... Work overload, inequities, and lack of recognition can all cause employee burnout. But with three positive steps, most companies can eliminate or severely reduce this drain on productivity and morale. Kemmons Wilson, founder of Holiday Inn,...

Team Arrangements Opportunities and Challenges.(legal aspects of corporate teams)
March 1, 2001... Companies' rights and expectations in team agreements can give rise to disputes, claims, and legal actions. Taking certain precautions can help avoid these risks. We have witnessed an explosion of team arrangements during the past decade....

Training for War in TOP DOLLAR.(training exercise for comptrollers)
March 1, 2001... Contracts professionals are an integral part of the warfighting team in an Air Force competition. The airmen strolled leisurely to the auditorium for a brief welcome to their new base. Many had just arrived and still wore jeans and...

FINAL EDITION.(legislation and regulations changes affecting defense contract industry)
March 1, 2001... Bill Regarding Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Labor Policies Introduced in the House Representative J. D. Hayworth introduced in the House of Representatives a bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting based on certain labor...

In Transition?(Cost Accounting Standards Board proposals)
March 1, 2001... The original purpose of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) rules and regulations was to bring about greater uniformity in the cost accounting practices used by the contracting community in performing government contracts. The not-so-hidden...

Size Standards.(small business government order waivers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Small Business Administration is proposing to grant a waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule for several items (Federal Register, December 6, 2000). If the waiver is granted, small businesses would be able to supply these items to the federal...

Energy Regulations Rewritten.(contractors' community stakeholder status)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a final rule amending its acquisition regulation regarding management and operating contracts (Federal Register, December 22, 2000, effective January 22, 2001). The changes apply to existing contracts...

Army Manpower Reporting.(final rule issued for contracts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Department of the Army has issued a final rule to implement a manpower reporting requirement for its contracts for research and development and for other services and construction (Federal Register, December 26, 2000, effective same date)....

Contractor Responsibility.(Federal Acquisition Regulation amendment)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... In a highly-controversial final rule, the government has amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide guidance on what constitutes a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, to be used in making contractor responsibility...

MRO Purchasing Solutions a Ia Etrana.(RexOffice.com services to office building owners, management, and tenants)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... New York-based RexOffice, which claims to be the world's first Internet portal connecting commercial office building owners with tenants and property managers, recently decided to centrally coordinate the maintenance, repair and operations...

Davis-Bacon Act Definition Revised.
March 1, 2001... A final rule effective January 19, 2001, revises the Davis-Bacon Act definition for site of the work and the regulatory definition of construction (Federal Register, December 20, 2000). The new site of the work definition includes material...

EPA Business Ownership Representation.(Environmental Protection Agency requests demographic data)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... After many years of certifying their small business size and ownership status for federal contracting opportunities, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now requesting that all contractors, regardless of their size or ownership...

SupplyWorks.(SupplyWorks Inc.'s software products for purchasing)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... www.supplyworks.com SupplyWorks strives to create substantial value for manufacturing organizations by helping them use Internet-based technology to streamline, manage, and optimize their supply chains. The company offers manufacturers the...

Reevaluating the CACM Program.(Certified Associate Contracts Manager program of the National Contract Management Association)
March 1, 2001... The Certified Associate Contracts Manager (CACM) certification has been around for more than 20 years now. Originally envisioned as an "intermediate-level certification," it was viewed by some as a terminal certification for non-degreed federal...

Deltek Takes Back Office Automation to the Web.(Deltek Systems Inc.'s Costpoint software)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... As companies increasingly move their businesses and applications to the Web, the virtual office is quickly becoming a reality. Business-to-business (B2B) transacting allows us to conduct business using exciting new features and efficiencies....

Software Aids USAF in $1.5 Billion Contract.(Executive Business Services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The U.S. Air Force recently used ProPricer, a proposal pricing software by Executive Business Services to procure a $1.5 billion, 15-year contract to consolidate 40 command and control systems used by the North American Aerospace Defense...

Small Business Affiliation and Limitation of Subcontracting Rules.
March 1, 2001... To start, keep in mind that affiliation and limitation of subcontracting are separate issues. Affiliation is about business relationships that a small business (SB) may have with other firms and how those relationships affect the business-size...

Value Engineering Changes.(Dillon Construction Inc.)
March 1, 2001... In 1997, the Panama Control Commission (PCC) awarded a contract for Panama Canal facilities to Dillon Construction Inc. (DCI), which contained the 1989 version of the value engineering-construction clause. It provides in substance that the...

Congratulations, New CACMs!(certified associate contract managers)
March 1, 2001... NCMA is proud to present the newest Certified Associate Contracts Managers! These individuals passed the November 17, 2000 examination, which was administered at 87 sites throughout the United States as well as four overseas sites--Germany,...

Widespread Use of e-Signatures May Take Years. Analysts Predict.(Meridien Research report)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... External customer use of electronic signatures will begin no earlier than 2002, and widespread customer use of digital signatures in financial transactions appears to be several years away, says Meridien Research. a financial technology analyst...