48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “reprisal”

  • FAR 3.905-1 Remedies.
    …e contractor or subcontractor has subjected the employee who submitted the complaint to a reprisal as prohibited by 3.903; and (2) Either issue an order denying relief or take one or more of the following actions: (i) Order the contractor…
  • FAR 3.907-5 Access to investigative file of Inspector General.
    (a) The employee alleging reprisal under this section shall have access to the investigation file of the Inspector General, in accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The investigation of the Inspector General shall be deemed closed…
  • FAR 3.907-6 Remedies and enforcement authority.
    (a) Burden of Proof. (1) Disclosure as contributing factor in reprisal. (i) An employee alleging a reprisal under this section shall be deemed to have affirmatively established the occurrence of the reprisal if the employee demonstrates th…
  • DFARS 203.906 Remedies.
    …ufficient basis exists to conclude that the contractor has subjected the complainant to a reprisal as prohibited by 203.903 and shall either issue an order denying relief or shall take one or more of the following actions: (i) Order the co…
  • FAR 3.907-3 Procedures for filing complaints.
    (a) An employee who believes that he or she has been subjected to reprisal prohibited by the Recovery Act, Section 1553 as set forth in 3.907-2, may submit a complaint regarding the reprisal to the Inspector General of the agency that award…
  • DFARS 203.905 Procedures for investigating complaints.
    … respond to any inquiry or disclose any information from or about any person alleging the reprisal, except to the extent that such response or disclosure is— (i) Made with the consent of the person alleging reprisal; (ii) Made in accordan…
  • DFARS 203.903 Policy.
    …tractors from discharging, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing, to any of the entities listed at paragraph (3) of this section, information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence…
  • FAR 3.903 Policy.
    …ohibited from discharging, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing, to any of the entities listed at paragraph (b) of this section, information that the employee reasonably believes is— (i) Ev…
  • FAR 3.905-2 Enforcement of orders.
    …ction for enforcement of the order in the U.S. district court for a district in which the reprisal was found to have occurred. In any action brought pursuant to this authority, the court may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive re…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    ….C. 3750); a contractor or subcontractor employee submitting a whistleblower complaint of reprisal in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 4712 or 10 U.S.C. 4701; or a third party in the name of the United States under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. …
  • DFARS 203.904 Procedures for filing complaints.
    …t be brought under this section more than three years after the date on which the alleged reprisal took place. (3) The complaint shall be signed and shall contain— (i) The name of the contractor; (ii) The contract number, if known; if no…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    … element or the command of any base. (7) Personnel seeking whistleblower protection from reprisals for reporting criminal acts shall seek guidance through the DoD Inspector General hotline at 800-424-9098 or www.dodig.mil/HOTLINE/index.htm…
  • FAR 3.904-1 Procedures for filing complaints.
    …be brought under 41 U.S.C. 4712 more than three years after the date on which the alleged reprisal took place.
  • FAR 3.907-2 Policy.
    …ohibited from discharging, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing covered information to any of the following entities or their representatives: (1) The Board. (2) An Inspector General. (3)…
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …mployees); a contractor or subcontractor employee submitting a whistleblower complaint of reprisal in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 4712 or 10 U.S.C. 4701; or a third party in the name of the United States under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. …
  • DFARS 252.216-7009 Allowability of Legal Costs Incurred in Connection with a Whistleblower Proceeding.
    …mitting a complaint under 10 U.S.C. 4701, entitled “Contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information;” and (b) Costs incurred in connection with a proceeding that is brought by a contractor employee subm…

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