Government Contracting Ethical Promises And Perils In Public Procurement | Politics

Through three comprehensive editions Government Contracting: Ethical Promises and Perils in Public Procurement has been lauded for exposing fraud incompetence waste and abuse (FIWA) and analyzing corruption mismanagement and ineptitude that defile government contracting. The first two editions thoroughly outlined procurement throughout the contracting cycle including initial planning evaluating proposals contractor selection contract administration contract closeout and auditing. They further provided much-needed guidance on contracting documents management tools and processes for addressing negative influences on government contracting. This third edition incorporates the results of a new nationwide study into best public procurement practice as well as recent examples of real-world procurement fraud cases offering recommendations for procurement practices to deter fraud. Public procurement tools such as requests for proposals pro forma contracts proposal evaluation forms sole source justification and approval forms and other useful tools including Power Point presentations are provided on a website to accompany the book. This textbook is aimed at postgraduate students and academics working in the fields of public administration policy and procurement along with public procurement professionals. |Government Contracting Ethical Promises and Perils in Public Procurement | Politics