DoD Issues Final Rule Prohibiting Contractors from Requiring NDAs for Reporting Waste, Fraud, or Abuse

Summary

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which prohibits awarding DoD contracts to entities requiring employees to sign NDAs that restrict reporting of waste, fraud, or abuse to authorized DoD representatives.