contractgeek

woop85 - agree there should have been more local accountability. The CAO is a political position and the rest of the politicals had to go, so why not the CAO too??? The Obama administration has made a big deal about appointes being qualified to do the job, i.e., no more FEMA Brownie's, so it makes me wonder.

What I havent heard is who was the Chief Acquisition Officer at the time of the conference and what was their role? The CAO ia responsible for acquisition programs and for clear lines of responsibility in acquisition.

Thank you! That is exactly the one I was thinking about. Please share any other examples. I have even less recall of the one other case I used to know about other than it was prior to this one.

I'm trying to locate the examples of a CO being held responsible for improper actions. I recall one was in the exercise of an option, I think for fuels, where the current price wasnt evaluated and the government paid a much higher price that current market price. The CO was found negligent and resigned, but, if I recall correctly, his civil service retirement was garnished as payment. Does anyone recall more details or have a link to that case? CG