48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

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2 sections with “inmate worker”

  • FAR 8.608 Protection of classified and sensitive information.
    Agencies shall not enter into any contract with FPI that allows an inmate worker access to any— (a) Classified data; (b) Geographic data regarding the location of— (1) Surface and subsurface infrastructure providing communications or wat…
  • FAR 22.201 General.
    …r 13, 1994, states: “The development of the occupational and educational skills of prison inmates is essential to their rehabilitation and to their ability to make an effective return to free society. Meaningful employment serves to develop…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.