Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prohibition on Award to Contractors That Require Certain Nondisclosure Agreements (DFARS Case 2021-D018)
dfars-acquisition · Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Rule · Published 2022-10-28 · Effective 2022-10-28 · 87 FR 65510
Document
Document number
2022-23281
Federal Register citation
87 FR 65510
CFR reference
48 CFR 203
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
dfars-acquisition
Sub-agency
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System
Publication date
2022-10-28
Effective date
2022-10-28
DOD docket
Docket DARS-2022-0013
Abstract
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 that prohibits the award of any DoD contracts to an entity that requires its employees to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements that would prohibit or otherwise restrict its employees from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a DoD contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of DoD authorized to receive such information.