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Homeland Security

DHS IG Finds Rules Not Followed In Non-Competitive Contract Awards

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Thursday, March 11th, 2010

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Most of the non-competitive contracts that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded in FY '09 were made without properly following contracting regulations, according to a review of select awards conducted by the DHS Inspector General (IG). Of 39 other than full and open competition contract options reviewed by the IG, "33 had missing or inadequate documentation proving compliance with departmental or federal acquisition regulations," the IG says in a recent report, DHS Contracts Awarded Through Other Than Full and…

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