Rumor Has It Forget burden of proof. A new proposal says allegations alone should prevent businesses from receiving federal contracts.
By Stephen Barlas •
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Federal procurement officials may soon be able to preventcompanies from receiving federal contracts simply because ofwhispers that a company has broken labor, occupational-safety orother federal laws. The three big federal procurement agencies (theDepartment of Defense, the General Services Administration andNASA)--who together control the Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR)--proposed that change in July.
Currently, FAR says a federal procurement officer can keep acompany from receiving a contract only if the company has anunsatisfactory record of compliance with laws and regulations.
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