Assignment 1: Contracting and the FAR

Assignment 1: Contracting and the FAR
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and that your supervisor has tasked you with the procurement of a new software system for processing tax returns. Use the Internet to research one (1) scandal related to government procurement that has occurred within the past four (4) years.
Write a three (3) page paper in which you:
1. Thoroughly analyzed the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and thoroughly concluded whether or not these regulations overall offer adequate protection of the collective buying power of the American people. Thoroughly prepared an argument in support of your position.
2. Thoroughly determined whether or not the executive branch is the proper branch to effectuate change that would provide checks and balances for the purchase of good and services for the United States government. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your answer.
3. Use at least 5 (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Describe the legal and administrative framework and economic considerations of the federal procurement process.
• Distinguish between the various types of contracts and considerations for use.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in procurement and contract law.
• Write clearly and concisely about procurement and contract law using correct grammar and mechanics.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
o Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

Organizational Audit

 
Due Saturday
Submit Assignment: Organizational Audit
Conduct a short interview and then perform an organizational audit presenting your analysis, interpretations, implications, and recommended actions.
The audit should address organizational processes, functions and subsystems as covered by course and outside readings.
Please note that if you cannot accomplish this process within your own organization, then choose an organization and interview the person in charge of developing human resources for the company. You must be able to identify both the company and the individual interviewed. You must also receive written permission from the individual you are interviewing, and include this permission with your assignment. It can be via email or you can scan a hard copy of the letter and include at the end of your paper. Include the letter or email as an Appendix.
You will be asking about the leadership, management policies, quality control initiatives, knowledge management in his/her organization and analyzing this information through the lens of whether the organization engenders a culture of creating a competitive advantage. Then conduct your own audit as noted above.
Briefly describe the organization you chose and explain why you made this choice.
Identify the individual you interviewed, date, time and location.
Describe the staff development plans, coaching philosophies, management policies, quality control initiatives, initiatives, etc., that are currently in existence.
Analyze the specific approaches against the background of scholarly research and provide an analysis of their effectiveness in terms of the organization’s vision, mission, goals, fit, etc.
Next, offer your own suggestions (remember to maintain 3rd person voice) for improvement with special emphasis on competitive advantage. Think as a scholar practitioner; in other words, as a consultant.
For the conclusion, discuss what you learned from the analysis of the information gained from the interview, the research and how it has or has not transformed your view on the organization where you work.
Length: 15-20 pages (maximum) plus References page.
Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.

Tax Advice

Scenario Summary
You are a practicing CPA at Gibbons, Johnson, & Tannun LLP. You recently received a new medium-sized client, ABI Inc., a construction company that builds and renovates office buildings. Since the tornado went through your town, ABI Inc., has had more projects than it can handle. ABI’s gross revenues for 20×2 were $12 million dollars, up from $150,000 in 20×1. Alex expects the revenues to grow by 30% for the next three years because cleanup of the devastating tornado will take that long. You prepared ABI’s taxes in March of this year and Alex Lee, owner of ABI Inc., has contacted you again for your advice. Jackson Lee, Alex’s oldest son, would like money to start a business and has said that this is a good avenue to avoid paying estate taxes after his father’s death. Alex’s wife died last year and he has not given any money to his children in the past.
Your Assignment
Alex Lee has contacted you for your advice regarding estate planning. His business has increased significantly this year, as has his personal wealth, and his three children (and eight grandchildren) all are asking him for money. Alex is looking for your guidance.
Estate Taxes
Scenario
You are a practicing CPA at Gibbons, Johnson & Tannun, LLP. You recently received a new medium-sized client, ABI, Inc., a construction company that builds and renovates office buildings. Since the tornado went through your town, ABI, Inc., has had more projects than they can handle. ABI’s gross revenues for 20×2 were $12 million dollars, up from $150,000 in 20×1. Alex expects the revenues to grow by 30% for the next three years because cleanup of the devastating tornado will take that long. You prepared ABI’s taxes in March of this year and Alex Lee, owner of ABI, Inc., has contacted you again for your advice. Jackson Lee, Alex’s oldest son, would like money to start a business and has said that this is a good avenue to avoid paying estate taxes after his father’s death. Alex’s wife died last year and he has not given any money to his children in the past.
Alex Lee has contacted you for your advice regarding estate planning. His business has increased significantly this year, as has his personal wealth and his 3 children (and 8 grandchildren) all are asking him for money. Alex is looking for your guidance.

Key Players
Jackson Lee
Construction Supervisor for ABI, Inc.
I don’t want to pay estate taxes on my father’s estate after he dies, so I would like my dad to give me $3 million right now to start a company that makes custom cabinets. This is my life-long dream.

Alex Lee
Owner of ABI, Inc.
I’m concerned about giving my son $3 million since Jackson has felony drug charges pending against him.

Deliverable
Given the scenario, your role and the information provided by the key players involved, it is time for you to make a decision.
In a 1,000- to 1,500-word memo to Alex Lee, explain the following in terms he will understand:
• Explain the elements of the estate tax formula.
• Describe the interplay between gift and estate taxes.
• Describe strategies to minimize estate taxes.
• Explain the generation-skipping transfer tax and its relationship to gift and estate taxes.
• Give Alex advice on whether he should give his son, Jackson, money to start a business.

Intellectual Property Audit

 
Refer to page 513 in your textbook. You will find an exhibit showing a questionnaire for an intellectual property audit. Review the questionnaire carefully. As a business owner, what steps would you take to prepare for this audit?

Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing

Fraud Management: Risk and Compliance

This is a two part assignment. I will make two different orders. This one is for Power Point Part 1 and Second order will be place right after this one for Word Document Research Paper Part 2. Both instructions will be attached in both orders for clarity. First is a Power Point business plan that should be between 6-10 PowerPoint slides not counting title slide, table of contents, or the reference slide. This is a brief business plan, and the detailed plan comes in Part Two. Also, an excel file will be attached with companies FCPA investigated in 2015. The main reason for this file is to look for the companies that are not allowed to be used in the paper. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Part Two: Cross Border Compliance Investigation Detailed Investigative Plan (DUE DEC 12, 2015 BY 11:55PM ET)
Having had your Cross Border investigative Business Plan approved, now it is time to provide a detailed document on just what’s at stake.
Assignment Requirements
This report goes to the target company manager that hired you and he/she will deliver it to his/her board of directors. This report is to detail out all the elements you included in your Business Plan. Expand upon each element so that is clear what you are going to do, how you are going to do it, and what is it going to cost.
International data privacy laws are always in play, so be sure the target company knows you know what they are and how they apply to your investigation. What evidence are you seeking and how is it related to your investigation?
Remember to include company policies/codes and relevant U.S. and local substantive laws alleged to have been violated or could be violated if you do not get this case going! Assume the role of an independent contractor (e.g. company that specializes in cross border corporate investigations) working for the target company. This is a Compliance/Fraud investigation of a private, generally publicly traded corporation, so do not assign yourself a law enforcement role. The Business Plan is to be prepared with the mindset of presentation to the target company manager that hired you. The goal is present a plan that identifies risks to the company (list them all) and how you will go about the investigation with the following in mind.
• Executive Summary instead of an abstract (be sure to list your country here and what business is done there)
• Name and details about the Company
• Headquarters
• Type of business
• Annual revenues
• Allegation based on your research
• How was the allegation received? (Hotline, regulatory complaint, law enforcement, other?)
• Address the following in detail challenges (there could be others)
• Travel and logistics
• What’s your Budget; personnel costs, hotel, transportation (ground/air), translators, etc.
• Internal investigation resources – can you meet the challenge?
• Internal groups to partner with
• Cultural and language differences
• Legal and regulatory environment
• Privacy or information issues
• Attorney client privilege
• Who needs to know at this time?
• What information can you share?
• What information should not be shared?
• What are the blocking statutes for electronic information/paper documents?
• What rights do employees or employers have?
• Who needs to be interviewed? If there were names in your research identify the person(s) by name, relevance, and position.
• What questions will you be asking?
 Regardless of the status of your (the real case) investigation provide recommendations
• Possibly DPA, termination, or out outcome of your choosing
• Identify any compliance failures
The completed investigative plan should be between 7 – 10 pages, not counting title page, table of contents page (not required), or the reference page in a Word document. Report is to be in APA Style. Remember this is a detailed investigative plan that could be handed to anyone in your department and they could accomplish the task.

Part One: Cross Border Compliance Investigation Business Plan (DUE NOV 14, 2015 BY 11:55PM ET)
Globalization and international business activities have wrought many cross border issues some of which involve bribery, corruption, conflict of interest, money laundering, insider trading, environmental crimes, data breaches, and industry specific regulatory problems to name a few. In this part of the two part assignment, the student will be assigned a specific country and be required to prepare a business plan to investigate a selected wrongdoing. The student will research a company in the assigned country and select from one of the above issues. It need not matter if the issue is new, ongoing, or has been adjudicated. (My assigned country is Poland)
Assignment Requirements
Assume the role of an independent contractor (e.g. company that specializes in cross border corporate investigations) Do not assign yourself a law enforcement role. The Business Plan is to be prepared with the mindset of presentation to the manager of the target company that hired you. The goal is present a plan that identifies risks to the company (list them all) and how you will go about the investigation with the following in mind:
• Executive Summary
• Company name and company summary
o Headquarters
o Type of business
• Allegation based on your research
• How was the allegation received? (Hotline, regulatory complaint, law enforcement, other?)
• If any company policies/codes have been violated
• List applicable U.S. or local substantive law(s).
• Address the following challenges (there could be others)
o Travel and logistics
o Budget
o Internal investigation resources
o Internal groups to partner with
o Cultural and language differences
o Legal and regulatory environment
o Privacy or information issues
o Attorney client privilege
• Who needs to know at this time?
o What information can you share?
o What information should not be shared?
• What are the blocking statutes for electronic information/paper documents?
o What rights do employees or employers have?
• Who needs to be interviewed? If there were names in your research identify the person(s) by name, relevance, and position.
The completed business plan should be between 6-10 PowerPoint slides not counting title slide, table of contents, or the reference slide. Remember this is a brief business plan, the detailed plan comes later in Part Two.

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This is a two part assignment. This is a second order for part 2 of the assignment. The first order was for Power Point Part 1 and this is a Second order for Word Document Research Paper Part 2. It has to be a completed investigative plan should be between 7 – 10 pages, not counting title page, table of contents page (not required), or the reference page in a Word document. Report is to be in APA Style. Remember this is a detailed investigative plan that could be handed to anyone in your department and they could accomplish the task. Both Part One and Part two instructions are attached in both orders for clarity. Also, an excel file will be attached with companies FCPA investigated in 2015. The main reason for this file is to look for the companies that are not allowed to be used in the paper. Both Parts are about the same company. My country for the assignment reason is Poland. It has to be FCPA investigation.

Marketing audit report about "DU Telecommunications UAE Company"

 
As you know I am a valuable customer and Please follow the instructions and the guidence provided in the word document, and also please relate the research to Marketing criteria mentioned. I want a professional Writer specialised on Marketing. I will upload the required file that should be answered and followed exactly by the specialised writer. I want to get a high distinction on this paper. Please ask if you are confused in completing this report. Please follow the guidance and required information clearly. make sure the references style is Harvard. And please provide academic references related. The Company is DU Telecom in the UAE.
Please find the uploaded documents regarding the instructions and the guidelines as well as the sample provided from a student from last semester. Please make sure this is a distinction paper. As I have requested a premium service.

Security Audit Assignment

Reviewing the security safeguards (administrative, technical, and physical), conduct a security audit on an organization that deals with protected health information . You will need to address seven-ten elements within each safeguard (see rubric). You may use the Security Audit checklist when you complete your audit. You will still need to summarize the results of your audit in a written report. Although conducting a security audit of a healthcare organization is preferred, you may conduct your audit at an existing place of employment, internship/practicum site, business operation, educational setting, or interview a security officer. How is confidential and private information secured? Review any policy and procedures in regard to security control in information technology. Analyze and identify any system vulnerabilities. What measures would you recommend the facility/business to make to insure information security? Report your findings in a table, outline, or typed report (approx 3-5 pg). This audit must NOT reveal the name of the business.

Combating fraudulent phoenix activity through insolvent (voidable) transactions

Combating fradulent phoneix activity through insolvent (voidable) transactions The title is: Combating fraudulent phoenix activity through insolvent (voidable) transactions. Question is: Can the current legislation that is in place currently in Australia able to combat phoenix activity. The relevant legislative provisions to possible phoenix company and breach of directors’ duties are contained in the following sections of the Corporations Act 2001 (“the Act”): i. Sections 180 – 183 inclusive – general director duties; ii. Section 588FB of the Act – uncommercial transactions; iii. Section 588FC – insolvent transactions; iv. Section 588FE – voidable transactions; v. Section 588FH – liquidator may recover from related entity benefit resulting from insolvent transaction; vi. Section 588G – director’s duty to prevent insolvent trading by company; vii. Section 592 – incurring of certain debts; fraudulent conduct; This is just a guide line if other sections are found and cases can use them also new recommendations.