The Problems with the Proposed USDA Regs

Published: April 12, 2022, 8:06 a.m.

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A newly-proposed USDA contracting regulation would require every contractor on every bid to certify their compliance with every statute, list every violation they have ever had\\xa0 and define what was done to mitigate the violations. Our guest today writes in a post on our site that the regulation, if enacted, would be a mess for compliance and is likely illegal.

Stan Soloway is president and CEO of Celero Strategies, LLC and a GovExec contributor. He formerly served as deputy undersecretary of Defense for acquisition reform and director of the Defense Reform Initiative during Bill Clinton\\u2019s administration. He has a post on our site right now headlined \\u201cUSDA\\u2019s New Proposed Labor Regs for Contractors Go Way Too Far.\\u201d He joined the podcast to discuss his piece and the proposed USDA rules.

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