My partner, Ed DeLisle, and I recently attended two Industry Days sponsored by the Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”). The first one was held in New York City on October 20th, and the second one was held in Tel Aviv on November 5, 2014. The purpose of the programs was to introduce American and Israeli
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Subcontractors in Afghanistan Frequently Suffer Without the Protection of a Payment Bond
By Michael H. Payne on
Posted in Federal Procurement Policy
By: Michael H. Payne
Subcontractors who are performing work on Corps of Engineers construction projects in Afghanistan frequently experience financial difficulties because they are not paid promptly and, in some cases, they are not paid at all. Unlike construction projects performed in the United States, payment bonds have frequently not been required by the Corps…
GAO Issues Report on President's 2011 Budget Proposal for Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program and Recommends Transparency of Presentation be Improved
By Michael H. Payne on
Posted in Federal Procurement Policy
By: Joseph A. Hackenbracht
On April 2, 2010, the Government Accountability Office responded to a request from the House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development to evaluate “whether the President’s recent budget requests for the Corps are presented so that agency priorities are clear and proposed use of funds transparent.” In its analysis, the GAO…