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Maloney-McCaskill law creating Federal contractor database takes effect Thursday
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, today hailed implementation of her law to create a single database with all relevant information about Federal contractors in one location to be used by government purchasing managers.
New Law to Help Prevent Felons, Fraudsters From Getting Federal Contracts
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Maloney Federal Contractor Oversight Bill Passes House
WASHINGTON, DC – The “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act” (H.R. 3033), legislation introduced by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) to create a comprehensive, centralized database that would more efficiently monitor the federal procurement system and help protect U.S. taxpayer dollars, passed the House today. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) also introduced the Senate companion of the bill today. Currently, no central database exists to help procurement officials track fraudulent contractors who do business with the federal government.
Maloney Federal Procurement Oversight Bill Advances
Washington, DC – The “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act” (H.R. 3033), legislation introduced by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) to create a comprehensive, centralized database that would more efficiently monitor the federal procurement system and help protect U.S. taxpayer dollars, advanced in the House today. Currently, no central database exists to track fraudulent federal contractors and prevent them from continuing to do business with the federal government. Maloney’s bill was marked-up and voted out of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The bill can now advance to the floor for a full House vote.
Maloney Aims to Improve Oversight of Federal Procurement, Stop Fraudulent Contractors from Fleecing Taxpayers
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney has reintroduced the “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act” (H.R. 3033) with Congressman Ed Towns (D-NY), Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. The bill would create a comprehensive, centralized database to more efficiently monitor the federal procurement system and help protect U.S. taxpayer dollars. Currently, no central database exists to track fraudulent federal contractors and prevent them from continuing to do business with the federal government.
