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MJP said:The FAM is the solid reference, we have to follow it. There is no grey area. This is a deliberate policy to allow RC Managers more options in obtaining low dollar value goods. Do all of my buyers have the courses and DOAs? Yes, but I have had people in the past working for me without the crses or DOAs that used Acq Cards.
You sound like a great Sup Tech but you need to take the absolute this is the way blinders off man. There are many ways to get things done across the board. Most things in the CAF are not so black and white that it has to be done in one way and one way only.
I am not disputing that the FAM is / is not a solid reference. I agree with you on this. The grey area is in what's NOT said in the reference. And in no way am I attempting to discredit the knowledge and experience of those in this discussion. And if you knew me, you would see that i'm the last person who would put blinders on. But in saying that, I AM by the book. I know when to go by the book, and I know when NOT to go by the book. When dealing with public funds, the book wins. And I will defer to the most experience. When (in my experience) several Comptrollers, Fin Os, respected colleagues in high places tell me that I need these courses / training IOT hold an acquisition card, then far be it for me to "thumb" my nose at that.