Contracting Reform
Since 2002, I have introduced legislation to reform the federal government’s procurement policies to prevent those individuals who repeatedly violate federal law from receiving millions of dollars from the federal government. The “Contractor and Federal Spending Accountability Act,” signed into law as part of the FY09 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-417), will help bring integrity back to the federal procurement system by establishing a centralized and comprehensive database on actions taken against federal contractors and assistance participants, requiring a description of each of these actions. As a New York City Councilwoman, I successfully led an effort to implement a similar system (VENDEX).
Legislation
05/05/11 - H.R. 1788, Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2011 [112th Congress]
07/12/07 - H.R. 3033, The Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act
09/28/06 - H.R. 6243, The Contractors Accountability Act of 2006
07/17/03 - H.R. 2767, The Contractors Accountability Act of 2003
07/26/02 - H.R. 5292, The Contractors Accountability Act of 2002
Documents
05/12/08 – Congressional Research Service Memo Regarding “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act”
04/23/08 – Project on Government Oversight Letter of Support
More on Contracting Reform
WASHINGTON, DC – Provisions championed by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) to bring transparency to the federal contracting process have been included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (S. 3001), which passed the House of Representatives yesterday. The bill is expected to be approved by the Senate and the president in the coming days.
WASHINGTON, DC – The “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act” (H.R. 3033), legislation introduced by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) to create a comprehensive, centralized database that would more efficiently monitor the federal procurement system and help protect U.S. taxpayer dollars, passed the House today. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) also introduced the Senate companion of the bill today. Currently, no central database exists to help procurement officials track fraudulent contractors who do business with the federal government.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney has reintroduced the “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act” (H.R. 3033) with Congressman Ed Towns (D-NY), Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. The bill would create a comprehensive, centralized database to more efficiently monitor the federal procurement system and help protect U.S. taxpayer dollars. Currently, no central database exists to track fraudulent federal contractors and prevent them from continuing to do business with the federal government.