As some point during a company’s growth, leadership will need to develop a hotline – a mechanism for employees to report violations of laws and regulations, harassment, fraud, waste, and abuse. For Government contractors, that point comes, at the latest, when they receive a $5.5 million dollar contract that exceeds 120 days (see FAR 3.1004 and FAR 52.203-13). The pertinent regulations requires contractors to implement an internal control system that includes …
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Ready to Implement an Internal Company Hotline?
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’