摘要: |
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for overseeing significant contract and grant obligations to meet its mission needs. These obligations averaged $56 billion annually over the last 4 years and grew under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which added $48 billion to DOT's management responsibilities. DOT's stewardship of taxpayer dollars includes adhering to Federal suspension and debarment (S&D) regulations and policies, which permit the exclusion of parties found to be unethical, dishonest, or otherwise irresponsible, from receiving contracts and grants involving Federal funds. Suspension and debarment are among the Government's strongest tools to deter unethical and unlawful uses of Federal funds because one Federal agency's S&D action is applicable Governmentwide. |