# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contractor Employee Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2017-01-13 · Effective 2017-01-19 · 82 FR 4717
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-31497
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 4717
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 2017-01-13
- **Effective date:** 2017-01-19
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-95
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, that prohibits the use of funds, appropriated or otherwise made available, for a contract with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors to sign an internal confidentiality agreement that restricts such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated Government representative authorized to receive such information.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/13/2016-31497/federal-acquisition-regulation-contractor-employee-internal-confidentiality-agreements-or-statements)
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