The nation’s federal contractors—those companies that provide goods and services across the government are held to a higher standard for attaining employment diversity. That means they’re supposed to ...

Contracting officials would be required to check the new Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System before signing high-value deals. The government is developing a comprehensive ...

Professional Services Council argues opening FAPIIS could improperly influence the bidding process and lead to disclosure of proprietary information. Industry officials are concerned that a new law ...

A new government database that tracks contractor misconduct and performance, previously available only to federal officials, is expected to be made public by April 15, Government Executive has learned ...

A bill mandating the creation of a federal contractor misconduct database is one step closer to becoming law, but a lack of support in the Senate has forced Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., its primary ...

The House of Representatives draft version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would require the Pentagon to create and maintain a database of all commercial vendors involved in clandestine ...

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. heads to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., February 2014, during consideration of the veterans benefits bill. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) The U.S.

The Action News Troubleshooters tested a state system designed to protect consumers from hiring a contractor with a history of complaints. The Troubleshooters found major deficiencies with the system ...