DOD, GSA, and NASA Adopt Final Rule on Allowability of Legal Costs for Whistleblower Proceedings

Summary

The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have adopted a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, addressing the allowability of legal costs incurred by contractors and subcontractors in whistleblower proceedings initiated by employee complaints of reprisal.