Question 49 (1 point) If a contracting officer uses the wrong fiscal year fundin

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Question 49 (1 point) If a contracting officer uses the wrong fiscal year funding, he or she has violated the __________. Question 49 options: Antideficiency Act Bona Fide Needs Rule Misappropriation Act both a and b Save Question 50 (1 point) All of the items below are types of appropriations EXCEPT __________. Question 50 options: procurement and operation and maintenance research, development, test, and evaluation military personnel and military construction services Save Question 51 (1 point) E-business is any business process powered by an information system, whereas e-government is a phenomenon that provides funding for e-government initiatives and mandates cross-agency e-government implementation. Question 51 options: True False Save Question 52 (1 point) DAWIA certification is the process through which DoD components determine that individuals meet the standards (experience, training, and education) required for a career (level I, II, or III) in the acquisition field. Question 52 options: True False Save Question 53 (1 point) Professional competencies required in the acquisition workforce include __________. Question 53 options: customer service oral and written communication problem-solving all of the above

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Q 49)   If a contracting officer uses the wrong fiscal year funding, he or she has violated the

ern, here's my thoughts: I don't know of any responsiblities placed on the contractor to police the potentially improper funding actions made by the Gov't, but out of pure self-interest; the contractor should raise the concerns in writing and hold onto that correspondence. If the action is later discovered to be anti-deficient, then the contractor may be left holding a big burning bag of poo. Presumably the agency would suspend or even terminate the action. If the contractor was lucky, the agency may be able to obtain the proper funds after a couple months of internal investigations.

To illustrate: When I first started doing post-award construction a few years ago, one of the first projects I "inherited" was later determined to be anti-deficient because it had not been properly programmed (you can read about it on last year's GAO ADA reports # 11-22). Sad part is, I didn't even know there was a problem until the someone started asking questions. The contract was suspended for 18 months until it was resolved. During that period he had to continue maintaining the site without receiving a single payment. We nearly ruined his business.

I think most of us are not so arrogant (or blatantly corrupt) that we wouldn't mind addressing a contractor's concerns and would do the right thing if we found out the contractor was correct.

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