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 ...

The Obama administration has settled on the details of a contractor database, as it intends to gather more information to keep a closer eye on government contractors. Officials have finalized its ...

Federal contractors behaving badly are nothing new. But a government database to track their misconduct is. Yet only a chosen few will get to use the new Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity ...

Contractors already are required to certify a host of information to the government such as recent felony convictions or past debarments or suspensions, Drabkin said. "We don't find that … we have ...

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 ...

DALLAS, July 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ISN, the global leader in contractor and supplier information management, introduced enhancements to the contractor searching and sourcing experience within ...

A new law will make public a database on contractors' past behavior that is now available only to the government, and some contracting groups worry the information could be misinterpreted. The Federal ...

Increasing government transparency was a big part of President Obama's platform on the campaign trail. He pledged to allow five days of public comment before signing bills, make White House ...

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.