48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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12 sections with “waste, fraud, or abuse”

  • FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation.
    …with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report waste, fraud, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report waste, fraud, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors…
  • FAR 3.909-2 Representation by the offeror.
    …ibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federa…
  • FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.
    …ibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federa…
  • FAR 3.903 Policy.
    …ly believes is— (i) Evidence of gross mismanagement of a Federal contract; (ii) A gross waste of Federal funds; (iii) An abuse of authority relating to a Federal contract; (iv) A substantial and specific danger to public health or safet…
  • FAR 3.904-1 Procedures for filing complaints.
    …aint with the Inspector General of the agency concerned. Procedures for submitting fraud, waste, abuse, and whistleblower complaints are generally accessible on agency Office of Inspector General hotline or whistleblower internet sites or t…
  • FAR 3.909-1 Prohibition.
    …with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report waste, fraud, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors…
  • DFARS 203.903 Policy.
    …mployee reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a DoD contract, a gross waste of DoD funds, an abuse of authority relating to a DoD contract, a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a DoD contract (including the…
  • DFARS 203.900 Scope of subpart.
    …atements that would prohibit or otherwise restrict such employees from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a DoD contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative within DoD authori…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …(OFPP) Policy Letter 93-1, Management Oversight of Service Contracting, to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in service contracting. (g) Services are to be obtained in the most cost-effective manner, without barriers to full and open competi…
  • DFARS 225.7705-2 Waiver of prohibition.
    … of the program or project; (5) Safeguards to detect, deter, and mitigate corruption and waste, fraud, and abuse of funds are in place; (6) Adequate arrangements have been made for the sustainment of the program or project following its c…
  • DFARS 252.203-7004 Display of Hotline Posters.
    …play of hotline poster(s). (1)(i) The Contractor shall display prominently the DoD fraud, waste, and abuse hotline poster prepared by the DoD Office of the Inspector General, in effect at time of contract award, in common work areas within …

FAR (chapter 1)

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