Beginning in January, you might see a new clause showing up in solicitations and contracts. The new clause will mandate privacy training on contracts where contractor employees will have access to a system of records where they will create, collect, use, process, store, maintain, disseminate, disclose, dispose, or otherwise handle personally identifiable information, or contractor employees will be designing, maintaining, or operating such a system of records.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Privacy Act Training for Contractor Employees
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’