Contracting and the FAR

Contractin" rel="nofollow">ing and the FAR Order Description Imagin" rel="nofollow">ine that you are a contracts officer for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and that your supervisor has tasked you with the procurement of a new software system for processin" rel="nofollow">ing tax returns. Use the Internet to research one (1) scandal related to government procurement that has occurred within" rel="nofollow">in the past four (4) years. Write a three (3) page paper in" rel="nofollow">in which you: Analyze the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and conclude whether or not these regulations overall offer adequate protection of the collective buyin" rel="nofollow">ing power of the American people. Prepare an argument in" rel="nofollow">in support of your position. Based on the scandal that you have researched, determin" rel="nofollow">ine whether or not the executive branch is the proper branch to effectuate change that would provide checks and balances for the purchase of good and services for the United States government. Provide a rationale for your answer. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in" rel="nofollow">in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality academic resources. Format your assignment accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing formattin" rel="nofollow">ing requirements: Typed, double spaced, usin" rel="nofollow">ing Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides. Include a cover page contain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the required page length. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the required page length. The specific course learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes associated with this assignment are: Describe the legal and admin" rel="nofollow">inistrative framework and economic considerations of the federal procurement process. Distin" rel="nofollow">inguish between the various types of contracts and considerations for use. Use technology and in" rel="nofollow">information resources to research issues in" rel="nofollow">in procurement and contract law. Write clearly and concisely about procurement and contract law usin" rel="nofollow">ing correct grammar and mechanics.