Word: indirectness
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...steadfastly refused to release any records pertaining to Harvard's indirect costs since 1987, citing the current negotiations between the department and the University. And Harvard has declined to release the Coopers & Lybrand audit report it recently commissioned to examine indirect cost billings for this year...
...terms of a 1987 rate agreement specifically prohibit any adjustments to the indirect cost payment rates, which one government official says may prevent HHS from recovering any inappropriate billings...
...Federal and University officials disagree on several regulations governing indirect cost negotiations--disagreements which have contributed to problems in those discussions in the past. According to Harvard's interpretation of the rules, it is almost impossible for HHS to set overhead rates unilaterally...
These and other flaws in the indirect cost reimbursement system have prompted federal officials and Harvard to agree that the way universities are paid for their overhead costs needs to be revamped...
...early as 1986, HHS officials in Washington were alarmed about the indirect cost rate at Harvard Medical School. At that time, the school was entitled to receive an additional 99 cents for each $1 awarded in federal research grants...