Authorized Disclosure Channels for Federal Contract Whistleblowers

According to federal acquisition regulations, what specific actions is an electrical contractor prohibited from taking against an employee who reports gross mismanagement or safety dangers on a federal project?

As an electrical contractor on a federal project, you must understand the rules protecting whistleblowers. Match each aspect of the Federal Contract Whistleblower Reprisal Prohibition to its correct description.

Your electrical contracting company is performing work at a federal facility. After one of your electricians reports a severe project safety hazard directly to a federal inspector, you are legally permitted to transfer them to a lower-paying assignment as punishment for bypassing your internal chain of command.

An electrician on your federal contract site reports a severe safety danger to a government inspector. Your site supervisor is furious about the bypassed chain of command and files paperwork to demote the electrician. To analyze and resolve this situation under the Federal Contract Whistleblower Reprisal Prohibition, arrange your required management steps in the correct logical sequence.

As the owner of an electrical contracting business, you are evaluating a site supervisor's recommendation to discharge an electrician. The supervisor argues the electrician bypassed the chain of command by reporting a gross waste of federal funds directly to a government oversight agency. You must reject the supervisor's recommendation because, under federal acquisition regulations, discharging the employee in this scenario constitutes an unlawful ____.

You just won your first federal electrical contract and must now draft an internal employee handbook section addressing whistleblower protections. Which of the following draft policy statements would best ensure your company complies with federal rules that prohibit discharging, demoting, or discriminating against employees who report gross mismanagement, waste of federal funds, or safety dangers?