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NSIAD-85-102 1 (1985-09-23)

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BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE



Report To The Chairman, Committee

On Governmental Affairs

United States Senate                      RELEASED








The Armed Services Board Of Contract

Appeals Has Operated Independently



Although the Board is not organizationally inde-
pendent of the Department of Defense, no
centralized control over the Board's activities is
exercised within the Department. Further, the
Board is perceived by members of the contract-
ing community to be independent in its decision-
making process.

However, members of contract appeal boards
are not as insulated as they could be from
agency control. Members are appointed and the
Office of Personnel Management maintains can
be removed by the agencies which bring dis-
putes before the boards. Other employees who
perform quasi-judicial functions like board mem-
bers are selected from a government-wide regis-
ter and can be removed only by the Merit
Systems Protection Board. Legislation should
be considered if the Congress wants to insulate
board members from agency control to the
same degree as other quasi-judicial employees.


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