# 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.
Type: Clause
Prescribed in: 203.970
Current version date: DEC 2022

## Prescription and Applicability

### DFARS Prescription, 203.970

Use the clause at 252.203-7002 , Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights, in all solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

## Current Text

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

As prescribed in 203.970, use the following clause:

Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DEC 2022)

(a) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant native language of the workforce, of contractor employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 4701, as described in subpart 203.9 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

(b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

[74 FR 2411, Jan. 15, 2009, as amended at 78 FR 59854, Sept. 30, 2013; 87 FR 76996, Dec. 16, 2022]

## Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause

### Class Deviation 2026-O0031, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 3)
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2026-02-01
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Modified by RFO class deviation

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Generated: 2026-04-21 17:40 UTC
Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-252.203-7002