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 ...

The defense bill amendment requires contracting officials to consult the database only when awarding contracts of $500,000 or more. The House bill did not set any limits.

The top 100 contractors received more than $296 billion in contracts in fiscal 2009, accounting for 56 percent of the $524 billion in contracts the government awarded that year.

House NDAA draft mandates database of contractors used in covert operations The early stage defense bill draft would create an internal list of contractor clients that assist the U.S. military in ...

A federal judge on Friday denied a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to share grand jury materials from investigations into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot with a contractor who was hired to org… ...

James Kegley The government is developing a comprehensive database that will track the performance of federal contractors, according to a proposed rule published Thursday in the Federal Register .