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1 online resource. |
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Government procedures and operations
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Government Procedures and Operations
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Government procedures and operations.
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Minimal Level Cataloging Plus. DLC |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
""THE FEDERAL CONTRACTING PROCESS: SHORTCOMINGS, VIOLATORS, AND SOLUTIONS""; ""THE FEDERAL CONTRACTING PROCESS: SHORTCOMINGS, VIOLATORS, AND SOLUTIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: ACTING RESPONSIBLY? FEDERAL CONTRACTORS FREQUENTLY PUT WORKERS� LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS AT RISK""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE PROBLEM: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FREQUENTLY CONTRACTS WITH COMPANIES THAT VIOLATE FEDERAL LABOR LAWS"" |
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""CONTRACTORS� RIGHTS IN EXCLUSION PROCEEDINGS""""RECENT DEVELOPMENTS""; ""INDEX"" |
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""THE CAUSES: POOR DATA, LACK OF EFFECTIVE INFORMATION-SHARING, INADEQUATE EXPERTISE,AND INFLEXIBLE PENALTIES""""CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDIX I: METHODOLOGY AND SOURCES""; ""APPENDIX II: TOP 100 PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS WHD AND OSHA 2007- 2012 (CONTRACTORS AND NON-CONTRACTORS)""; ""APPENDIX III: 49 FEDERAL CONTRACTORS WITH MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS 2007-2012, GROUPED BY SUBSIDIARY""; ""Chapter 2: DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS: A LEGAL OVERVIEW""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""AUTHORITIES REQUIRING OR ALLOWING EXCLUSION"" |
Summary |
In recent years, the federal government has increasingly used the contracting process to procure employee-based service work such as cleaning, security, and construction. However, a new analysis shows that taxpayer dollars are routinely being paid to companies that are putting the livelihoods and the lives of workers at risk. Many of the most flagrant violators of federal workplace safety and wage laws are also recipients of large federal contracts. Some of the nation's largest federal contractors fail to pay their workers the wages they have earned or provide their employees with safe and hea. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Public contracts -- United States.
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Public contracts. |
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United States. |
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Federal aid to research -- United States.
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Federal aid to research. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Jonas, Manuel P., editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: The federal contracting process New York : Novinka, [2014] 1631173766 (DLC) 2012361441 |
ISBN |
9781631173776 (eBook) |
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1631173774 |
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1631173766 |
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9781631173769 |
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