Regulations involving Protections for Contractor Employee Whistleblowers Extended | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Back in 2013, the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) Councils added provisions for enhanced whistleblower protections for contractor employees. The coverage, codified at FAR 3.9 set forth the policy that Government contractors cannot discharge, demote or otherwise discriminate against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing information to a Member of Congress, or an authorized official of an agency or the Department of Justice, relating to a substantial violation of law related to a contract.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Regulations involving Protections for Contractor Employee Whistleblowers Extended