Panel on Contracting Integrity
Purpose
Section 813 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2007, Public Law 109-364, directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a Panel on Contracting Integrity consisting of senior leaders representing a cross-section of the Department. The Panel’s purpose is twofold: review progress made by DoD to eliminate areas of vulnerability of the defense contracting system that allow fraud, waste, and abuse to occur, and recommend changes in law, regulations, and policy to eliminate the areas of vulnerability. It directed the Panel to prepare annual reports containing a summary of the panel’s findings and recommendations—reports for 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 are located under "Related Documents."
2012 Panel Structure and Actions
1. Current Structure of Contracting Integrity |
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2. Sustained Senior Leadership |
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3. Capable Contracting Workforce |
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4. Adequate Pricing |
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5. Appropriate Contracting Approaches & Techniques |
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6. Sufficient Contract Surveillance |
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7. Contracting Integrity in a Combat/Contingent Environment |
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8. Procurement Fraud Indicators
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9. Contractor Employee Conflicts of Interest
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10. Recommendations for Change
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11. Evaluation of Contractor Business Systems
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12. Peer Reviews
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13. Opportunities for More Effective Competition
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Panel on Contracting Integrity Accomplishments in 2010:
- Issued a memorandum to DoD senior leadership to address acquisition requirements development training in their organizations
- Issued a memorandum to DoD senior leadership communicating the Department’s commitment to promoting an ethical culture in the workplace and encouraging its personnel to lead by example, provide ethical decision making, and do the right thing
- Issued a memorandum to DoD senior leadership outlining a DoD standard for certifying Contracting Officer’s Representatives for Service Acquisitions
- Developed recommendations on a standardized DoD Contracting Officer Warranting Program
- Developed recommendations on “back to basics” on-the-job training (OJT) for new contracting workforce members
- Developed recommendations designed to provide better tools for contracting officers to use in developing/determining fair and reasonable contract prices
- Issued a memorandum to DoD survey participants on Values-based Ethics
- Issued a memorandum to DoD leadership regarding focus group sessions on Values-based Ethics