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FDA, Newly Added Guidance Documents - Drugs resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed

Guidance Documents will be retained in this section of the page for a period of three months.  The most recently added appears first and they are in the order of the date they were issued.

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FTC's Website Privacy and Security Rules for Every Business, The (2007) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act to bring enforcement actions to stop "unfair and deceptive acts or practices." Through the filing, or the threat of filing, just 20 administrative and civil complaints, the FTC has used this power to establish minimum requirements for data privacy and security practices for the online world. This article explores the scope and content of these rules as they affect entities engaged in internet commerce.   IBLS, November 19, 2007
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Central Contractor Registration resource Agency Web Sites Member contributionOCEG Reviewed

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) policy, published Oct. 1, 2003 (Circular 2003-016, FAR case 2002-018), requires that federal contractors register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of any contract or purchase agreement.

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Use of Performance-Based Acquisitions (OMB, 2006) resource Agency Guidances Member contributionOCEG Reviewed

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update to the September 7, 2004 memorandum, Increasing the Use of Performance-Based Service Acquisition, which is attached for your convenience (Attachment 1), and to request that agencies submit a performance-based acquisition (PBA) management plan by October 1, 2006.

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Information on False Claims Act Litigation (GAO, Jan. 2006) resource Research / Studies Member contributionOCEG Reviewed
This report addresses the following questions: • What statutory guidance and DOJ policies exist regarding the relationship between the government and relators in prosecuting qui tam cases? • What is known about DOJ’s qui tam caseload based on the data it collects?
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Acquisition Central, AcqNet resource Agency Web Sites Member contributionOCEG Reviewed

Acquisition Central is hosted by IAE (Integrated Acquisition Environment), the E-Gov Initiative that is streamlining the federal acquisition process. Acquisition Central exisits to help members of the acquisition community by providing one website for all things acquisition. From here you can learn about regulations, systems, resources, opportunities, and training.

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U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division resource Agency Web Sites Member contributionOCEG Reviewed
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for administering and enforcing some of our nation’s most comprehensive labor laws, including: the minimum wage, overtime, and child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA); worker protections provided in several temporary
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7 Steps to Performance Based Services Acquisition Guide resource Agency Guidances Member contributionOCEG Reviewed

This guide, geared to the greater acquisition community (especially program offices), breaks down performance-based service acquisition into seven simple steps.

This web site has been a joint project of the General Services Administration and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and has been updated through 2009.

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DOL - Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Reference Material resource Agency Guidances Member contributionOCEG Reviewed
Agency guidance that includes sections on How to Interpret General Wage Determinations and Questions and Answers on the use of Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations.
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FDA, Information for Industry (Drugs) Web Site resource OCEG Reviewed

The Food and Drug Administration's web site for topics of interest for business and industry regarding pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter drugs.

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