H. Allow Electronic, as an Alternate to Physical, Display of Poster

Comment: A respondent noted that the nature of the workplace has changed significantly, making the requirement to display the DoD IG hotline poster in traditional office locations less effective than it might have been in the past. The respondent, noting that the clause at FAR 52.203-14 already requires each company to display the hotline poster on the company's Web site, if a Web site is maintained, recommended that the DFARS final rule allow electronic posting to satisfy the regulatory requirement to "display the hotline poster in common work areas."

Response: The DFARS coverage specifically requires electronic display, if the contractor maintains a Web site, in addition to physical display. These are the same posting rules as are used in the comparable FAR clause, 52.203-14, Display of Fraud Hotline Posters.