# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Labor Relations Costs
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2011-11-02 · Effective 2011-12-02 · 76 FR 68040
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-27790
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 68040
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 31
- **Publication date:** 2011-11-02
- **Effective date:** 2011-12-02
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-54
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Executive Order (E.O.) on Economy in Government Contracting, issued on January 30, 2009, and amended on October 30, 2009. This E.O. treats as unallowable the costs of any activities undertaken to persuade employees, whether employees of the recipient of Federal disbursements or of any other entity, to exercise or not to exercise, or concerning the manner of exercising, the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of the employee's own choosing.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/11/02/2011-27790/federal-acquisition-regulation-labor-relations-costs)
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