procurement guidance, education, and statewide contract development services
Major contracts for information technology projects are monitored by the _. - ANSWER
Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Major contracts are reviewed by _. - ANSWER Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Procurement - ANSWER refers to all aspects of the sourcing activities, including drafting
and issuing the solicitation, evaluation of responses, selection of successful respondents, the
negotiation of contracts, and the actual purchasing of goods or services.
Purchasing - ANSWER refers to the mechanical or administrative process of how goods
and services are ordered. Usually described as the transactional function of the
procurement process
Nepotism - ANSWER form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's
position to favor a relative
The two classifications of Nepotism are: - ANSWER Consanguinity and Affinity
What is a consanguinity relationship? - ANSWER one established through bloodlines
includes individuals related by blood to the official or employee
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, three degrees
1st: Parents, Children
2nd: Grandparents, Grandchildren, Brothers and Sisters
3rd: Great-Grandparents, Great-grandchildren, Nephews and Nieces, Uncles and Aunts
What is a affinity relationship? - ANSWER arises by virtue of marriage
includes an officials or employee's spouse and individuals related to the spouse
two degrees
1st: spouse, spouse's parents, Children's Spouses, Spouse's children
2nd: Spouse's grandparents, spouses grandchildren, spouse's brothers and sisters, brothers
and sister's spouses
Bribery - ANSWER if a person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to
confer on another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for a
violation of public servants legal duty or a public servants decision, opinion,
recommendation, vote, or any other exercise of discretion.
T or F, A bribery offense can still occur even if the benefit is offered after the employee has
acting in a manner desired or after the employee has ceased working for the state -
ANSWER True
Bribery does not occur is the benefit is a political contribution - ANSWER True
Where do you report suspected fraud, waste or abuse? - ANSWER The State Auditor's
Office (SAO)
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