Misappropriation is the intentional and illegal use of funds for another use or other unauthorized purpose than its intended purpose. (31 USC, Section 1301) requires that funds appropriated by Congress be used only for the programs and purposes for which the appropriation was made. Definition: Misappropriations is applying funds to the objects for which the […]
Authorization is an act of Congress that permits a federal program or activity to begin or continue from year to year. It sets limits on funds that can be appropriated but does not grant funding which must be provided by a separate congressional appropriation. Appropriation is an authorization by an act of Congress that permits
The Bona Fide Need Rule (31 USC, Section 1502) requires appropriated funds to be used only for goods and services for which a need arises during the period of that appropriation’s availability for obligation. Definition: The bona fide needs rule is a rule of appropriations law. It mandates that a fiscal year’s appropriations only be
A Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (FAR 35.016) is a notice from the government that requests scientific or research & development (R&D) proposals from private firms concerning certain areas of interest to the government that is not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. A BAA doesn’t provide the standard Statement of Work
Various industry standards describe Systems Engineering processes. These outline ways to accomplish the overall Systems Engineering effort. Generally, the DoD does not contractually impose any particular System Engineering standard on developers. However, DoD Systems Engineering professionals need to be familiar with the particular standard or combination of standards that developers may choose to use
The Delphi Technique is a multistep method used to estimate future demand for a product or service whereby a special group of experts in Risk/Cost/Schedule forecasting exchange views and then each individually submits estimates and assumptions to an analyst who reviews all the data received and issues a summary report. The summary report is then
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is a written document describing a cooperative relationship between two parties wishing to work together on a project or to meet an agreed-upon objective. An MOA serves as a legal document and describes the terms and details of the partnership agreement. It is more formal than a verbal agreement but
Title 10 provides the legal basis for the roles, missions and organization of each of the services as well as the United States Department of Defense. Each of the five subtitles deals with a separate aspect or component of the armed services. [1] Subtitle A: General Military Law (§§ 101—2925) Subtitle B: Army (§§ 3001—4842)
Verification and Validation (V&V) are steps to determine whether a system or component satisfies its operational and system-level requirements. V&V requirements are established during a program to provide adequate direction for system engineers to gauge the program’s progress. Verification is a quality control process that determines whether a system meets its system-level requirements. Inspection and
The Statement of Work (SOW) is a document that enables offerors to clearly understand the government’s needs for the work to be done in developing or producing the goods or services to be delivered by a contractor. It defines (either directly or by reference to other documents) all work (non-specification) performance requirements for a contractor.
