Hearing on Overseas Contracting Loophole

On Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 2:00 pm, in room 2247 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee held a hearing to receive input on two bills related to contractor integrity reporting and the disposal of Federal surplus property.

H.R. 5712, the Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act, was introduced by Rep. Peter Welch. This bill requires contractors to report fraud and overbilling on contracts performed overseas and commercial item contracts, both of which were excluded from a proposed rule on contractor ethics. H.R. 5787, the Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act, will be introduced by Rep. Dennis Moore. This bill reforms the law governing federal surplus land to give agencies incentives to sell or otherwise dispose of unneeded property.

Witnesses included

Hon. Paul Denett, Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget

Mr. Barry Sabin, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Mr. David Drabkin, Acting Chief Acquisition Officer and Senior Procurement Executive, General Services Administration

Ms. Colleen Preston, Executive Vice President, Professional Services Council

Mr. Danny Werfel, Acting Comptroller, Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget

Mr. Stan Kaczmarczyk, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration