At Our Expense
A Center for American Progress Action Fund study finds that one in four government contractors committing egregious workplace violations also provide bad value for the government.
Responsible Contracting
Comments on the Proposed Rulemaking to Create a Compensation Data Collection Tool
Letter from David Madland offers recommendations for the Obama administration's proposed tool to root out discrimination among contractors.
What Is High Road Contracting?
David Madland explains the problems with federal contracting and how high road would give taxpayers and the government better value.
High-Road Government
New high-road federal contracting guidelines would help raise job standards, reward companies that follow the law, and prevent taxpayer waste, write David Madland and Karla Walter.
Taking the High Road
Allowing public access to contractor information is an important first step. Now the government needs more tools to protect taxpayers, write Karla Walter and David Madland.
Rein in Irresponsible Oil Drillers
David Madland and Karla Walter detail why “high-road” contracting would help prevent low-road disasters such as the BP oil catastrophe.
Contracting that Works
Toolkit from the American Worker Project and the National Employment Law Project outlines ways state and local governments can improve jobs generated by government contracting.
Comments on the Proposed Regulations to Establish a Contractor Responsibility Database
David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, submits comments on the proposed regulations (FAR Case 2008-027) to require the General Services Administration to establish and maintain a contractor responsibility database.
Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting
CAP Action's David Madland testifies before the Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform of the House Committee on Armed Services about promoting higher labor standards in federal contracting.
Making Contracting Work
Report from CAP Action and the National Employment Law Project details how the federal government can promote good workplace practices in the procurement process.