ABC: USDA Abandoning Illegal Blacklisting Provisions Is a Win for the Rule of Law and Federal Contractor Members
In response to Associated Builders and Contractors’ and federal contractor opposition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture scrapped controversial blacklisting provisions targeting federal contractors in a proposed rule published in the Federal Register today specific to the USDA’s procurement policies. “The USDA’s decision to drop unnecessary and duplicative blacklisting provisions harming federal contractors is a victory for the rule…
