These training videos, 'Fundamentals of Contract Law,' present instruction on the basic legal concepts pertaining to:

1. The authority of the government & its personnel to enter into contracts;
2. Statutorily mandated competition requirements;
3. Contract formation, including contracting methods, basic contract types, labor standards, & socioeconomic policies;
4. Contract administration, including performance, modification, termination, inspection, & acceptance;
5. Disputes, including remedies for unsuccessful offerors & appeals;
6. Introduction to procurement fraud.

The videos provide the substance of the material covered at the annual Contract Attorneys Course. This resource provides a fantastic starting point or refresher to any attorney in a new contract position!

NOTE: These videos are a tool to assist with learning the fundamentals, please do not rely on for the latest updates to law, regulation, and policy.

These training videos, 'Fundamentals of Fiscal Law,' present instruction on the basic legal concepts pertaining to:

1. The fiscal controls of purpose, time, and amount;
2. How to operate during a continuing resolution or funding gap;
3. The funding of construction projects; and
4. Operational funding fundamentals, security cooperation, humanitarian assistance, and domestic operation funding;

Whether you are in National Security Law, Administrative Law, or Criminal Law, you are bound to encounter fiscal law. This resource provides a fantastic starting point or refresher to any attorney!

NOTE: ADK recorded these videos for posting in 2021. The dollar thresholds for unspecified minor construction have since changed, please see FY2024 NDAA, Sec. 2802. Additionally, the FY2023 DODAA included a provision, Section 8039, that provides authority to use operation and maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $350,000. DOD subsequently issued interim guidance regarding this increased threshold. These videos are a tool to assisting with learning the fundamentals, please do not rely on for the latest updates to law, regulation, and policy.

The Contract and Fiscal Law Department (ADK) provides previously recorded presentations on select topics within the Advance Contract Law Course curriculum for the benefit of attorneys in the field who need to re-watch the presentation or could not attend the course. Subjects include, but not limited to, Intellectual Property, Data Rights, and Procurement Fraud. These videos will be updated from time to time.

NOTE: These videos are a tool to assist with learning the fundamentals, please do not rely on for the latest updates to law, regulation, and policy.