Ethics Hotline Training Code for Government Contractors FAR

FAR HAS ETHICS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS

FAR 3.9 Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees

3.903 Policy
Government contractors shall not discharge, demote or otherwise discriminate against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing information to a Member of Congress, or an authorized official of an agency or of the Department of Justice, relating to a substantial violation of law related to a contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract).

FAR 3.10 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct

3.1002 Policy

(a) Government contractors must conduct themselves with the highest degree of integrity and honesty.
(b) Contractors should have a written code of business ethics and conduct [Ethics Code]. To promote compliance with such code of business ethics and conduct, contractors should have an employee business ethics and compliance training program [Ethics Training] and an internal control system that –

(1) Are suitable to the size of the company and extent of its involvement in Government contracting;
(2) Facilitate timely discovery and disclosure of improper conduct in connection with Government contracts [Ethics Hotline]; and
(3) Ensure corrective measures are promptly instituted and carried out.