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Smets, J. (2005). 'Federal Fiscal Operations and Maintenance Funding Rules: What Contract Managers Need to Know'. Contract Management 45(7): 58.
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It is essential for contract managers to know the intent and application of the federal fiscal operations and maintenance (O&M) funding. Processes have been put in place to ensure proper obligation and tracking of the O&M one-year funding. This "color of money" has invoked various interpretations and applications that sometimes leave a contract manager asking, "Where do I go from here?" Learning in-depth about O&M funding will help you then make prudent decisions that support the government agency's requirements. To make procuring officials aware of the changes that have occurred in O&M appropriations and fiscal law, the Red Book includes GAO cases that have profoundly affected O&M funding determinations. Maintaining vigilance in O&M funding issues and sharing knowledge among the agency's management and employees is a necessity - not an option.