NASA Lends Some Support to Contractor Whistleblowers

NASA moves to protect whistleblowers, The Hill
“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is looking to protect whistleblowers at NASA contractors and subcontractors who shine a light on corporate corruption. Government contractors will not be allowed to fire, demote or otherwise discipline employees who blow the whistle on their own companies for abusing their authority by mismanaging a NASA contract, wasting NASA funds, or endangering public health or safety, the agency said Monday. “Such reprisal is prohibited even if it is undertaken at the request of an executive branch official,” NASA wrote in the Federal Register.”
NASA: Allowability of Legal Costs for Whistleblower Proceedings
“DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 that addresses the allowability of legal costs incurred by a contractor or subcontractor related to a whistleblower proceeding commenced by the submission of a complaint of reprisal by the contractor or subcontractor employee.”
Interim Rule: NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Contractor Whistleblower Protections
“NASA is issuing an interim rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to implement statutory requirements providing whistleblower protections for contractor and subcontractor employees and to address the allowability of legal costs incurred by a contractor related to whistleblower proceedings.”