Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2009-012, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the Recovery Act) of 2009- Whistleblower Protections
other · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2010-06-16 · Effective 2010-06-16 · 75 FR 34258
Document
Document number
2010-14189
Federal Register citation
75 FR 34258
CFR reference
48 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2010-06-16
Effective date
2010-06-16
DOD docket
FAC 2005-42
Abstract
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (the Councils) have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) with respect to section 1553 of Division A, Protecting State and Local Government and Contractor Whistleblowers. This rule prohibits non-Federal employers from discharging, demoting, or discriminating against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing information.