A76 OUTSOURCING PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTING OUT.docVIP

A76 / OUTSOURCING / PRIVATIZATION / CONTRACTING OUT A B.I.G. Fact Sheet – Keeping You Informed A76, Outsourcing, Privatization and Contracting Out describe the recent trend in the federal government to outsource activities to the private sector. A76, Outsourcing, Privatization and Contracting Out describe the recent trend in the federal government to outsource activities to the private sector. The Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act (FAIR) directs federal government agencies to inventory commercial activities performed by federal employees. A limited administrative process exists through which one can challenge the inclusion or omission of an activity from the FAIR inventory. A memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies states: The Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998, “ P.L. 105-270 (the FAIR Act), requires federal agencies to prepare and submit to OMB, by June 30 of each year, inventories of their commercial activities performed by Federal employees. OMB is required to review each agency’s inventory and consult with the agency regarding its content. Upon completion of the review and consultation, OMB is required to list the available inventories in the Federal Register and the agency head must transmit a copy of the inventory to the Congress and make it available to the public. The FAIR Act then establishes a two-step administrative challenge and appeals process under which an interested party may challenge an agency head’s omission or inclusion of a particular activity on the inventory. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-76 dated August 4, 1983 (revised 1999) establishes the federal policy regarding the performance of commercial activities. A supplement to the circular sets forth the procedures used to determine whether government functions should be outsourced to the private sector or maintained using government personnel and facilities. The Circular summarizes the rationale underly