is essential that efforts be undertaken within OFFP to unify and coordinate policies and practices Duties of the OFPP in this area will include and profit policies, responsive economic adjustment provisions, contract administration, contractor management systems, subcontracting, termination and cancellation of contracts, and finally the determination of uniform procurement policies and procedures for implementing through Federal contracts the various Federal socio-economic programs such as small business and labor-surplus contracting, support of minority entrepreneurship programs, equal employment and other labor relations programs on employment of minorities, wage and work standards, environmental protection, and employee health and safety programs. Procurement Training hour Personnel Career Development and The Federal Government now employes over 80,000 people in procurement positions. These people bear large responsibility and authority in the expenditure and administration of procurement contracts totaling almost $60 billion annually. P.L. 93-400 assigned responsibility to the OFPP for top level management attention in this area to assure that the Government work force in procurement Duties of the CFPP will include the development and Transportation, Logistics, Communication, to and One of the most controversial issues addressed in the COGP is the matter of the Government's use of in-house resources to supply the products and services it needs in competition with the private sector. The COGP recommended that the OFPP assume responsibility for implementation of the national policy of reliance on the private sector to meet identified public needs. Additionally. commercial products acquisition represents a significant portion of the $60 billion annual procurement effort by the Federal Government and warrants OFPP management and attention to develop unified and consistent policies for all agencies and to establish basic policies for determining total economic costs to the Government in considering alternate supply and logistics systems. developing meeting and contracting with the private sector (OMB Circular No. A-76), use of Government-owned, Federal contractor and communications, professional and contracts and contracting commercial items and services. for Contract Law Duties in the contract law area include establishing WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1975. OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WITNESSES REAR ADM. STANLEY S. FINE, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND REPORT AND DIRECTOR OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION REAR ADM. ROBERT F. JORTBERG, OFFICE, CHIEF OF NAVA OPERATIONS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BRISELDEN, NAVY FACILITIES ENG NEERING COMMAND Mr. STEED. The committee will be in order. The committee is in session to take up the 1976 budget request f the official residence of the Vice President. The appropriations to da for 1975 are $215,000. The budget estimate for fiscal year 1976 $104.000, a decrease from 1975 of $211,000. The amount requested f the transition period is $26,000. INTRODUCTION We are very pleased to have with us today Rear Adm. Stanley Fine, and his associates. Welcome, Admiral. If you would like to fu ther identify yourself and your associate for the record we will delighted to have your statement. STATEMENT OF ADMIRAL FINE Admiral FINE. Mr. Chairman. I would like to read a very sho statement for you if I might. Mr. STEED. Go right ahead. And we will put your biographical sket in the record at this point. The biographical sketch follows:] REAR ADM. STANLEY S. FINE, U.S. NAVY Stanley Sidney Fine was born in New York, N.Y., on September 26, 1927. attended New York University prior to his appointment to the U.S. Naval Aca emy in 1945. He was graduated and commissioned ensign on June 3, 1949. subsequently attended William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; the U versity of Virginia Extension. Northern Virginia; American University, Wa ington, D.C.; and the Graduate School of Business, Harvard University. He w selected to the rank of rear admiral on April 26, 1972, with a date of rank July 1. 1973. Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1949, he joined the U.S Manchester (CL 83) as Division/Watch Officer, after which in 1952 he beca engineer officer on board the U.S.S. Bradford (DD 545), both of which parti pated in action off Korea. In February 1954 he reported for instruction at Mine Warfare Officer School, Yorktown, Va., and in April of that year assum command of the U.S.S. Hawk (MSCO 17) on which he served until April 19 He next served for 3 years with the Planning and Program Division, Spec Projects (Polaris program). He became executive officer on board the U.S.S. Johnston (DD 821) in S tember 1959 and in October 1961 assumed command of the U.S.S. Lowe (D) 325) and Escort Division 33. From September 1963 he attended postgradu school at Harvard. |