The Federal Acquisitions Regulatory Council has announced another delay in the implementation of Executive Order 12989, the regulation mandating the use the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system for most federal contractors, until September 8, 2009. As discussed in previous client alerts here and here, the new rule will require most federal contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify for all new hires and all current employees directly performing work under federal contracts, and was scheduled to be implemented on June 30, 2009.

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