GSA and DOD forge a new relationship

[Trey Hodgkins] pointed to multiyear funding as a major cause of bad blood between the agencies. DOD sent money to GSA for purchases, some of which GSA was supposed to make in future fiscal years. But government auditors, who became concerned about potential abuses, cracked down on the practice afte...

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Published inFederal Computer Week Vol. 20; no. 42; p. 8
Main Author Hubler, David
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Falls Church 1105 Media, Inc 18.12.2006
Subjects
Agreements
Defense contracts
Federal funding
Funding
Government agencies
Government purchasing
Memoranda
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Summary:[Trey Hodgkins] pointed to multiyear funding as a major cause of bad blood between the agencies. DOD sent money to GSA for purchases, some of which GSA was supposed to make in future fiscal years. But government auditors, who became concerned about potential abuses, cracked down on the practice after fiscal 2005 and forced GSA to return millions of so-called parked dollars, including DOD funds, to the Treasury Department.
ISSN:0893-052X