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GAO-20-587R 1 (2020-07-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaebjk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 July 20, 2020 The Honorable James M. Inhofe Chairman The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Adam Smith Chairman The Honorable Mac Thornberry Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Defense Contractors: Information on Violations of Safety, Health, and Fair Labor Standards The Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest contracting agency in the federal government, obligating more than $380 billion on contracts for goods and services in fiscal year 2019. DOD's contract spending accounted for about 65 percent of the government's total contract spending.1 Some DOD contracts involve work that can be dangerous, such as manufacturing and construction. The Department of Labor's (Labor) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for overseeing safety and health-related working conditions, and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for enforcing requirements related to minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.2 We previously reported that DOD has awarded contracts to some companies that Labor found to have violated federal labor laws, including workplace safety, health, and wage standards.3 'Total federal contract obligations for fiscal year 2019 were $586.2 billion. 2Specifically, OSHA is responsible for enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. No. 91-596, (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. §§ 553, 651-78). WHD is responsible for enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Pub. L. No. 75-718 (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19). 3GAO, Defense Contracting: Enhanced Information Needed on Contractor Workplace Safety, GAO-i 9-235 (Washington, D.C.: Feb. 21, 2019); and Federal Contracting: Assessments and Citations of Federal Labor Law Violations by Selected Federal Contractors, GAO-I 0-1033 (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 17, 2010). GAO-20-587R DOD Contractor Labor Violations Page 1

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