Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors' Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects

Samenvatting

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) published in the Federal Register at 66 FR 27414, May 16, 2001, an interim rule implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors' Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects. As a result of a permanent injunction against the E.O. and pending litigation to resolve the dispute, the Councils published an interim rule in the Federal Register at 67 FR 10527, March 7, 2002, staying the heart of the rule. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council intended the stay would last until final judicial resolution of the dispute. The FAR Council requested comments on the FAR interim rule stay. This final rule terminates the stay and adopts the May 16, 2001, interim rule as final without change.