On June 6, 2008, President George W. Bush amended Executive Order 12989 directing all Federal departments and agencies to require federal contractors with a federal contract that contains the FAR E-Verify clause to use E-Verify to verify the employment eligibility of employees performing work under a qualifying federal contract. On November 14, 2008, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council published a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) final rule (FAR case 2007-013, Employment Eligibility Verification) that implements the amended Executive Order 12989.
The E-Verify Federal contractor rule requires that the FAR E-Verify clause be added to applicable federal contracts issued on or after September 8, 2009. The clause is a term in the contract in which federal contractors commit to use E-Verify to verify that all of their new hires and all employees (existing and new) assigned to a federal contract are authorized to work in the United States.
