Government Contract Contingent Liabilities. The Anti-Deficiency Act, and the Hobgoblin of Little Minds

Abstract

Contents: The Anti-Deficiency Act; (A) Overview of the Act; (B) perceived Reasons for the Ineffectiveness of the Act; (C) Relevant Features and Applications of the Act; (D) What the Act means for Contingent Liabilities; The Problem of 'Statutory Authority' in Contractually Assuming Contingent Risks; How the Government may Assume Contingent Obligations without Violating the Anti- Deficiency Act Contingencies in Fact; (A) Indemnity, (B) Clauses which may vary the Contract Price; (C) Constructive Changes and Differing Site Conditions; Termination Issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA147919

Entities

People

  • S. D. Hedlund

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Law
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Law

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Theoretical Analysis.