The Army Lawyer, January 1st, 2008
"That's The Way We Do It" Does Not Necessarily Constitute Authority to Bind the Government In one case this fiscal year, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) provided a textbook examination of the authority of a Government representative to bind the government and clarified the circumstances under which a government representative has implied actual authority. In SGS-92-X003 v. United States,1 the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) district office had promised a confidential informant also known as "Princess" a 25% commission on the value of seizures mad...
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