Regulation & law · 30/09/2016

DoD, GSA, and NASA Finalize Rule to Block Contracts with Companies Having Unpaid Taxes or Felony Convictions

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have adopted a final rule to implement a provision from the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, which prohibits the federal government from entering into contracts with companies having outstanding tax debts or felony convictions, unless suspension or debarment is deemed unnecessary to protect government interests.