Two Important Sections P Sec. 5 - Agency Reporting Systems And Required Reports. TRAC Act Sec. TRAC Act Sec. P Contracting would be conducted in consultation or through bargaining with the exclusive representative of the Federal employees performing the function, if applicable.
Consultation is very weak term and present requirements to bargaining are extremely limited.
The FAIR Act is here to stay and the proposed amendments are a mixed bag. The TRAC Act is flawed and politically untenable. These reports should be available to the public and contain the data necessary to determine the impact of contracting on wage and benefit levels, hours of work, hiring patterns, labor relations, environmental concerns and the overall well-being of the quality of life in affected communities. P Contracting-in should be promoted . Too often the only time contracts come back in-house is when the contractors have failed.