Federal Acquisition Regulation; Allowability of Legal Costs for Whistleblower Proceedings
other · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2014-07-25 · Effective 2014-07-25 · 79 FR 43589
Document
Document number
2014-17500
Federal Register citation
79 FR 43589
CFR reference
48 CFR 31
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2014-07-25
Effective date
2014-07-25
DOD docket
FAC 2005-76
Abstract
DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 that addresses the allowability of legal costs incurred by a contractor or subcontractor related to a whistleblower proceeding commenced by the submission of a complaint of reprisal by the contractor or subcontractor employee.