If the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has its way, construction contractors and subcontractors working for the Department of Defense (DOD) may be subject to more safety performance scrutiny. In February, the GAO filed the report, "Defense Contracting: Enhanced Information Needed on Contractor Workplace Safety." According to the GAO, safety information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the contractors and subcontractors working for the DOD provides information on their overall safety performance, "but available data does not allow a determination of whether these violations occurred during work on a DOD contract, because OSHA inspection data do not include that information."
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