Keeper of the Hanaper. Hist. The head of the receiving and accounting department in Chancery. • The hanaper office received collected fees on charters and letters granted under the Great Seal and fines for Chancery writs, paid Chancery staff wages, purchased office supplies, and accounted for the Chancery’s revenues and expenses.
keeper of the hanaper Read More »
Defense Contract Management Agency. A unit in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for managing contracts to ensure that supplies and services are delivered on time and within cost and that they meet performance requirements. — Abbr. DCMA.
defense contract management agency Read More »
clausa rebus sic stantibus (klawz-[schwa] ree-b[schwa]s sik stan-t[ schwa]-b[schwa]s). [Law Latin] Int’l law. 1. A treaty provision stating that the treaty is binding only as long as the circumstances in existence when the treaty was signed remain substantially the same. 2. A doctrine by which the law supplies such a provision to a treaty that
clausa rebus sic stantibus Read More »
A government warehouse administratively maintained, as for the storage of imported goods or military supplies.
contractor. 1. A party to a contract. 2. More specif., one who contracts to do work or provide supplies for another. competent contractor. A contractor who has the knowledge, skill, experience, and available equipment to do the work that he or she is employed to do without creating an unreasonable risk of injury to others
materialman. A person who supplies materials used in constructing or repairing a structure or vehicle. — Also termed material supplier. [Cases: Automobiles 373; Mechanics’ Liens 82. C.J.S. Mechanics’ Liens § 99; Motor Vehicles §§ 1627–1629, 1631–1677.]
General Services Administration. The independent federal agency that constructs and operates buildings; manages government property and records; procures and distributes supplies; and provides management services in communications, traffic, and automatic data processing. • Its Office of Enterprise Development assists small businesses in dealing with the agency through GSA’s 12 regional offices. The agency was created
general services administration Read More »
store, n. 1. A place where goods are deposited to be purchased or sold. 2. (usu. pl.) A supply of articles provided for the subsistence and accommodation of a ship’s crew and passengers. 3. A place where goods or supplies are stored for future use; a warehouse. public store. A government warehouse administratively maintained, as
informant. One who informs against another; esp., one who confidentially supplies information to the police about a crime, sometimes in exchange for a reward or special treatment. — Also termed informer; feigned accomplice. citizen-informant. A witness who, without expecting payment and with the public good in mind, comes forward and volunteers information to the police