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Fed workers' rights in job competitions at issue.
Set-Aside Alert, July, 2003
Comptroller General David Walker, who heads the General Accounting Office, said he believes federal employees should be allowed to file bid protests over the outcome of sourcing competitions in some cases.
GAO is asking for public comment on the issue.
OMB's revised Circular A-76 permits an agency official or a representative chosen by employees to appeal sourcing decisions within the agency. OMB said its goal was to put employees and contractors on a level playing field in sourcing competitions. But government employee unions or other representatives are currently not allowed to protest to GAO or to file appeals in court.
"GAO consistently has found that Federal employees and their unions cannot protest any aspect of the A-76 competition,...
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