Even federal contracts? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Government employees can contract with anyone they want on thier own > time. > The doctors and Nurses can also moonligh. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 6:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] CONTRACT AWARDED TO VistA-Office EHR > VENDO R SUPPORT ORGANIZATION > > > I'm not a lawyer either, but I think what you're saying is that it > might be > illegal for any current federal employee to "moonlight" for any > organization > > that has any contract with the federal gov't. > > If this is true, I'm betting that particular law, is violated > frequently. > > The way I would see this, which may not be the way the judicial > system sees > it, > is, if a person has influence over the placing of the contract by > virtue of > his/her position in the gov't, and moonlights with the company that > received > > the contract, then it would be a conflict of interest. > > Otherwise, I'd see it as being a "hand away", and therefore no > conflict. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Greg > Woodhouse > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] CONTRACT AWARDED TO VistA-Office EHR > VENDO R SUPPORT ORGANIZATION > > > That's not the point. The point is that HHS is paying for a *support > contract*. Whether the support is offered to federal agencies or the > private sector is a different issue. I'm not a lawyer, but the fact > that this is a contract and not a grant, raises all kinds of red > flags. > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I guess I'd like to hear a possible scenario where some > organization > > like VA > > would be calling > > World Vista for support, when they have an army of their own > in-house > > support people. > > > > I'm just trying to understand what future scenario you see Greg, > that > > I > > can't visualize, yet. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > Greg > > Woodhouse > > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:03 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] CONTRACT AWARDED TO VistA-Office > EHR > > VENDOR SUPPORT ORGANIZATION > > > > > > The point is that it's a *contract* not a grant. This could > > potentially > > mean that the federal government would be paying for support > provided > > by its own employees. > > > > --- "K.S. Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Greg -- > > > > > > Would you explain, please? Thanx muchly. > > > > > > -- Bhaskar > > > > > > Gregory Woodhouse wrote: > > > > I know VA and HHS are not the same, but the existence of a > > contract > > > such > > > > as this raises disturbing questions for federal employees, does > > it > > > not? > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== > > > > > > > > Gregory Woodhouse > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > > > Want to be the first software developer in space? > > > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7412&alloc_id=16344&op=click > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > > > A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his > forefathers. > > --Benjamin Disraeli > > ==== > > Greg Woodhouse > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > > Want to be the first software developer in space? > > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7412&alloc_id=16344&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > > Want to be the first software developer in space? > > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7412&alloc_id=16344&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. > --Benjamin Disraeli > ==== > Greg Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > Want to be the first software developer in space? > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7412&alloc_id=16344&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > Want to be the first software developer in space? > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7412&alloc_id=16344&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > Want to be the first software developer in space? > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7412&alloc_id=16344&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli ==== Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes Want to be the first software developer in space? 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