Inherently Governmental Functions: At a Tipping Point?

More than 15 years ago, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued Policy Letter

92-1, Subject: Inherently Governmental Functions.This 1992 document

offered the first government-wide guidance to help executive branch

officers and employees avoid making an unacceptable transfer of official responsibility

to government contractors. Implemented in Subpart 7.5 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation, the policy has remained relatively unchanged

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