January 6, 2023 |
DFARS Proposed Rule on SBIR/STTR Data Rights and the Marking of Unlimited Rights Data |
January 3, 2023 |
President Biden Signs New Legislation to Identify and Mitigate Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition |
December 28, 2022 |
FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Government Contractors Should Know |
December 23, 2022 |
FAR Council Delivers Last-Minute Holiday Gift by Extending the Comment Period on Proposed Rule Imposing Mandatory Climate Disclosures for Federal Contractors |
December 22, 2022 |
Contractors May Mark Unlimited Rights Technical Data So Long as the Government’s Rights Are Not Impermissibly Restricted: A Study in Contrasts |
December 21, 2022 |
FCA Settlement Offers Reminder of the Importance of TAA and PRC Compliance |
December 8, 2022 |
Department of Defense Establishes Office of Strategic Capital to Enhance Investment in National Security Critical Technology |
November 11, 2022 |
Your Climate Disclosures or Your Contracts? Federal Contractors Face Unprecedented Proposed Rule for Mandatory Climate Disclosures |
November 9, 2022 |
ASBCA's FY2022 Report – A Look at the Numbers |
November 8, 2022 |
GAO’s 2022 Bid Protest Report to Congress for FY 2021 Shows Better than 50% Chance of Obtaining Relief |
November 7, 2022 |
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Legislation Requiring Agencies to Refer Potential Human Trafficking Matters for Suspension/Debarment Consideration |
November 2, 2022 |
Contractors Take Note: DoD Issues Two Final Contract Cost and Pricing Rules |
October 27, 2022 |
DoD Issues Class Deviation For Small Business Joint Venture Offerors Until SAM Is Updated to Account for Recent FAR Revisions |
October 24, 2022 |
GAO Breathes New Life into the Commonly Denied “Failure to Award a Strength” Protest Ground |
October 19, 2022 |
New Roads Ahead: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Announced |
October 18, 2022 |
Updated Guidance Suggests that Federal Government May Enforce Contractor Vaccine Mandate |
October 7, 2022 |
Federal Government Seeks Low Carb(on) Diet for Most Construction Materials |
October 6, 2022 |
Congress Passes Last Minute Three-Year SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Including New National Security-Related Restrictions and Requirements |
October 3, 2022 |
Too Late: Government’s Failure to Timely Audit Did Not Extend the Contractor’s Document Retention Obligations |
September 27, 2022 |
FAR Updated to Reflect Revised SBA Regulations |
September 16, 2022 |
DOJ Announces First-Ever False Claims Act Settlement with PPP Lender and Creation of COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams |
September 14, 2022 |
Federal Acquisition Service Extends and Enhances Temporary Economic Price Adjustment Authorities for Multiple Award Schedule Contractors |
September 12, 2022 |
DoD Will Consider Contract Adjustments Addressing Inflation |
September 12, 2022 |
DoD Issues Deviation for SAM Registration Requirement Due to Ongoing Processing Delays |
September 7, 2022 |
Further Federal Action on Government-Wide Sustainability Goals |
September 7, 2022 |
Second Circuit Holds FOIA Exemption 4 Still Requires Showing of “Competitive Harm” Resulting from Disclosure, Though Not a “Substantial” One |
September 1, 2022 |
Federal Government Will Not Enforce the Contractor Vaccine Mandate Absent Further Notice |
August 31, 2022 |
When is the Price of a Fixed-Price Contract Not Fixed? |
August 26, 2022 |
DoD Rule on Reporting Employees in China Published and In Effect This Week |
August 24, 2022 |
Board Upholds Measured-Mile Methodology to Calculate Disruption |
August 19, 2022 |
Job Corps Center Prime Contractors Will Now be Subject to the Service Contract Act Requirements |
August 19, 2022 |
FAR Council Proposes New Rule on Project Labor Agreements for Major Construction Projects |
August 18, 2022 |
Sometimes, the Court of Federal Claims Does Consider OTA Protests |
August 3, 2022 |
The CHIPS Are Down and Incentives Flow as Congress Attempts to Vitalize the U.S. Semiconductor Industry |
August 3, 2022 |
The CHIPS Bill Introduces New Tax Credit to Incentivize U.S. Semiconductor Industry |
August 1, 2022 |
No Summer Break for Cyber: Newly Unveiled CMMC Assessment Process Provides Industry with Upcoming Assessment Insights |
July 28, 2022 |
SBA to Implement New Methods for Evaluating Expanded Sources of Small Business Past Performance |
July 28, 2022 |
TDR Wars—Episode V: OIG Strikes Back |
July 21, 2022 |
SAM Transition to UEI Plagued with Registration Processing Delays |
July 20, 2022 |
COFC: Strictly Scrutinizing the Completeness of the Government’s Administrative Record |
July 13, 2022 |
GSA Exploring New Regulations to Reduce Single-Use Plastic in Federal Procurement |
June 27, 2022 |
Procurement Collusion Strike Force Nabs Another Military Contractor in Bid Rigging Scheme |
June 22, 2022 |
U.S. Supreme Court Poised to Resolve Two FCA Circuit Splits |
June 17, 2022 |
GAO Finds Key Person “Unavailable” Despite Still Being Employed on Date of Award |
June 7, 2022 |
President Biden Employs Defense Production Act and Tariff Act in Domestic Clean Energy Manufacturing Push |
May 23, 2022 |
“Drum” Roll: ASBCA Sides with the Government in Denying COVID-19 Related Costs to Contractor |
May 20, 2022 |
Email Exchange Constitutes “Timely, Formal Challenge” for Purposes of Avoiding Blue & Gold Waiver Rule |
May 19, 2022 |
President Biden Exercises Defense Production Act Authorities to Address Infant Formula Supply Chain Shortages |
May 3, 2022 |
Claim Accrual and the Continuing Claims Doctrine: Board Has Jurisdiction Over Claim Comprised of Separate and Distinct Events that Fell within the CDA’s Six-Year Statute of Limitations Period |
May 2, 2022 |
Awarded a Prior DoD FAR Part 12 Contract? You May Now Have a CID for the Previously Acquired Products/Services! |
April 29, 2022 |
DLA Issues Request for Information on Weapons Systems or Commercial Capabilities for Ukraine Security Assistance |
April 21, 2022 |
Let the Writing Begin: FAR Council Agrees to Draft Proposed Climate Disclosure FAR Amendments |
April 19, 2022 |
The ISDC Issues Annual Report on Federal Suspension and Debarment Activities and Trends |
April 13, 2022 |
Follow the Money: Contractor Cannot Recover Corporate Affiliate’s Costs for Tax Assessments |
April 11, 2022 |
A Deeper Dive into the State Actions Targeting Russia that May Impact Government Contractors |
April 8, 2022 |
President Issues DPA Determination to Promote Domestic Supply of Strategic and Critical Materials for Large-Capacity Batteries |
April 7, 2022 |
Updates to Federal Bill Targeting Government Contractors Operating in Russia |
April 6, 2022 |
GSA Paves Way for National Carbon Standards in Construction Materials |
April 5, 2022 |
Just the (Same) Facts, Ma’am: ASBCA has Jurisdiction to Hear Contractor’s Different Theories of Recovery Based on the Same Set of Operative Facts |
April 4, 2022 |
Congress Takes Aim at Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition |
April 1, 2022 |
Diving into the State Actions Targeting Russia that May Impact State Government Contractors |
April 1, 2022 |
Federal Acquisition Service Announces Temporary Increase in Availability of Economic Price Adjustments for Multiple Award Schedule Contractors |
March 29, 2022 |
When Does an Enhanced Debriefing End? |
March 28, 2022 |
NIST Publishes an Initial Draft AI Risk Management Framework and Guidance to Address Bias in AI |
March 28, 2022 |
Goodbye DUNS: System for Award Management Full Transition to New UEI Next Week |
March 24, 2022 |
Filing a Timely Protest is Half the Battelle |
March 24, 2022 |
Federal Government and States Consider Banning U.S. Government Contracts with Companies Doing Business in Russia |
March 18, 2022 |
NIST Publishes Assessment Procedures for Enhanced Security Controls Used to Protect CUI |
March 14, 2022 |
Department of Justice Settles First False Claims Act Case Under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative |
March 11, 2022 |
Administration Makes Good on Promise to Increase Domestic Content Requirements Under the Buy American Act |
March 10, 2022 |
The FCA Does Not Assess Liability Through Ambush: Fourth Circuit Joins the List of Circuits Applying Safeco Inquiry to Legally False Claims |
March 1, 2022 |
SBA OIG Flags Areas of Concern with SBA’s Loan Forgiveness Process in Recent Report |
February 25, 2022 |
The Top FCA Developments of 2021 |
February 24, 2022 |
Lithium Powered: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Update on Support and Challenges Facing Made in America Supply Chain for Critical Minerals |
February 15, 2022 |
GSA Takes “Concrete” Efforts Towards Implementing Buy Clean Construction Policies |
February 11, 2022 |
New Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike Heads to Court |
February 10, 2022 |
Failing Health: NDIA’s Annual Vital Signs Report Highlights Weaknesses in the Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain |
February 8, 2022 |
Letter to Agency About Solicitation Requirement Creates Pre-Award Timeliness Trap |
February 7, 2022 |
COFC Rejects GAO’s Duty to Notify of Key Personnel Departures |
February 4, 2022 |
Second Circuit Reinforces the Relator’s Burden to Plead Materiality |
February 4, 2022 |
A False Claims Act First: Eleventh Circuit Holds That the Excessive Fines Clause Applies to Non-Intervened Cases |
February 1, 2022 |
The Department of Defense Updates Security Requirements for Cloud Services |
January 28, 2022 |
Georgia District Court Addresses Scope of Nationwide Injunction of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate |
January 26, 2022 |
Software License Alone Does Not Provide CDA Jurisdiction at CBCA |
January 25, 2022 |
OSHA Withdraws Its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS Effective January 26, 2022 |
January 21, 2022 |
Treasury Publishes Final Rule on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under the American Rescue Plan Act |
January 18, 2022 |
To Be, or Not to Be: The ASBCA Holds that a Cost is Not “Incurred” Without a Legal Obligation to Pay |
January 12, 2022 |
Agency Failure to Consider Impact of Corporate Transaction Renders Award Decision Infirm |
January 10, 2022 |
Cybersecurity Provisions Proliferate in the National Defense Authorization Act |
January 7, 2022 |
Federal Circuit Vacates COFC Decision Entitling Contractor to Damages for Breach of Implied Warranty Because the Contractor Did Not Present the Claim to the CO |
January 4, 2022 |
Federal Circuit: Prejudice Not Presumed Upon Finding of Agency Irrationality |
December 30, 2021 |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022: Acquisition Policy Changes of Which Government Contractors Should Be Aware |
December 23, 2021 |
CMMC 2.0 Scoping Guidance Limits the Scope of Cybersecurity Assessments |
December 20, 2021 |
White House Touts EV Action Plan; Calls on Industry and Other Stakeholders to Provide Information to Support Buildout of Charging Infrastructure |
December 20, 2021 |
CISA Emergency Directive Requires Immediate Mitigation of Log4j Vulnerabilities |
December 13, 2021 |
Not So Majeure—GAO Finds Agency Properly Rejected a Bid Classifying All COVID-19-Related Events as an Excusable Cause of Delay |
December 10, 2021 |
DIU Issues Step-by-Step Guidelines for Defense Stakeholders to Responsibly Use AI |
December 9, 2021 |
White House Further Looks to Federal Procurement Power to Address Climate Change |
December 9, 2021 |
Federal Circuit Keeps Blue & Gold Waiver Rule, But Questions Remain |
December 8, 2021 |
DoD Agrees To Improve How It Approaches Intellectual Property Under Government Contracts |
December 7, 2021 |
A Georgia District Court Enjoins the Government from Enforcing the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Nationwide |
December 6, 2021 |
White House Announces Reforms to Increase Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Disadvantaged Businesses |
December 1, 2021 |
DOL Issues Final Rule to Increase the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractor Employees to $15 |
November 30, 2021 |
United States Seeking Critical Minerals Supply Chain Solutions – Funding Grants, Providing Loan Guarantees, Reducing Regulation, and Streamlining Permitting |
November 23, 2021 |
File Your Pre-Award Protest Early. Just Not Too Early. |
November 22, 2021 |
Executive Order Provides for Nondisplacement of Certain Workers Covered by the Service Contract Act |
November 18, 2021 |
GAO Releases Annual Bid Protest Report to Congress for FY 2021, Identifies New “Top Ground” for Sustains |
November 17, 2021 |
COFC Dismissal Order Highlights the Pre-Litigation Traps and Timeliness Bars of Section 1498 Claims |
November 17, 2021 |
EEOC Joins the List of Executive Branch Agencies Launching Initiatives on Artificial Intelligence |
November 16, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, Commercial Products and Services, DOJ Cooperation Credit |
November 16, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What can we expect under CMMC 2.0? |
November 12, 2021 |
A Focus on Multinationals: Adding Enterprise Value Through Global Whistleblower Protocols and Promoting Employer Values |
November 10, 2021 |
Goodbye Commercial “Items”: FAR Council Replaces Definition with Commercial Products and Services |
November 9, 2021 |
Tipping the Scales: Third Circuit Weighs in on Circuit Split Regarding the Government’s Dismissal Authority Over False Claims Act Qui Tams |
November 5, 2021 |
Pay $100 Million Before Boarding: TSA Liable to Contractor for Patent Infringement Under 28 U.S.C. § 1498 |
November 5, 2021 |
CMMC 2.0: DoD Unveils Sweeping Changes Streamlining CMMC Requirements |
November 4, 2021 |
CISA Releases Catalog of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Along With a Plan for Remediation |
November 4, 2021 |
Court of Federal Claims Refuses to Hear Protest from IDIQ Awardee |
November 4, 2021 |
Federal Contractors Now Have Until January 4 for Their Covered Workforce to be Vaccinated |
October 18, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: COVID Vaccine Mandate, Cybersecurity, DOD’s Climate Adaptation Plan |
October 15, 2021 |
Agencies Continue to Lay Groundwork for Consideration of Potential FAR Amendments Aimed at Climate Change Risks |
October 14, 2021 |
FEATURE COMMENT: COFC Pushes Back on GAO Waiver and Cost-Realism Analyses |
October 14, 2021 |
Biden Administration Works with Industry Stakeholders to Address Supply Chain Delays at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach |
October 8, 2021 |
Executive Order 14042 Agency Class Deviation Guidance, A Side-by-Side Comparison |
October 8, 2021 |
Just in Time for Halloween: DOJ Launches Cyber Enforcement Initiative Using False Claims Act |
October 6, 2021 |
GSA Will Insert FAR 52.223-99, Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors in Multiple Award or Federal Supply Schedule Contracts for Products and Services |
October 6, 2021 |
Vaccine Mandate Mandatory for Government Contractors: Additional Guidance; More Questions |
October 1, 2021 |
FAR Council Publishes Memo with FAR Clause; DoD and GSA Publish Class Deviations for Implementing Executive Order 14042 |
September 29, 2021 |
Potential Federal Government Shutdown: Crowell & Moring Identifies and Answers Common Questions |
September 23, 2021 |
Biden Administration Announces Streamlining of Paycheck Protection Program as Part of White House Covid Plan |
September 20, 2021 |
COFC Refuses to Expand Blue & Gold and Requires Army to Consider Performance Risk in Cost Realism Evaluation |
September 16, 2021 |
FAR Updated to Conform with Prior SBA Changes to its Regulations |
September 10, 2021 |
President Biden Announces National Vaccination Strategy: Contractors Are Subject to New Vaccine Requirements |
September 8, 2021 |
GAO Rules that DoD May Not Require a Small Business Joint Venture Itself to Hold Facility Clearance |
September 2, 2021 |
OMB Approves OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface: The Obligation to Certify Contractor AAPs May be Right Around the Corner |
August 10, 2021 |
Out with the DUNS, In with the UEI: GSA Announces Transition Deadline for April 2022 |
August 6, 2021 |
Multiple Post-Argus Decisions Hold No “Assurance of Confidentiality” Required for FOIA Exemption 4 |
August 5, 2021 |
A focus on multinationals: Whistleblower incentives on the international stage |
August 4, 2021 |
The ASBCA Rejects the Navy’s Attempt to Use a Default Termination as a Sword and Shield |
August 3, 2021 |
Buy (Even More) American – FAR Council Proposes New Rules Implementing Executive Order 14005, "Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers" |
August 3, 2021 |
DoD Requests Public Input on Sustainability and Climate-Related Disclosures |
August 2, 2021 |
SBA To No Longer Rely on Economic Necessity Questionnaires in Processing PPP Forgiveness Applications |
July 27, 2021 |
Senator Grassley Introduces Long-Promised Proposed Amendments to the False Claims Act |
July 22, 2021 |
Fifth Circuit Declines to Take a Side in the FCA Circuit Split on DOJ’s Dismissal Authority Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(2)(A) |
July 9, 2021 |
New Rule Requires Contractors to Report Data for DoD Service Contracts in SAM |
July 8, 2021 |
Laches Defense No Longer Available in ASBCA Appeals |
June 30, 2021 |
All Things Protest: How to Handle Inadvertent Government Disclosure of Competition-Sensitive Information (June 2021) |
June 29, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Claims, Inadvertent Disclosure of Information (June 29) |
June 23, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What Do Contractors Need To Know About The New Cybersecurity Executive Order? |
June 22, 2021 |
Subcontracting Status Reports, Even if False, Are Not Claims Under the FCA |
June 21, 2021 |
Federal Circuit Affirms Board Decision on Pandemic-Related Claim |
June 16, 2021 |
You Snooze, You Lose: Contractor’s Compensation Costs are Not Expressly Unallowable When the Government Delayed in Setting Annual Cap |
June 15, 2021 |
District Court Reverses Course on Whether Kickbacks Presumptively Inflated Government Costs Under the False Claims Act |
June 15, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: National Security, Mandatory Disclosures, Small Business (June 15) |
June 14, 2021 |
False Claims Act Consent Judgment Can Prompt Termination of SDVOSB Status Even Without an Admission of Liability |
June 10, 2021 |
How Vast Government Aid and Imaginative Enforcement Could Mean FCA Liability for a Growing Breadth of Industries |
June 8, 2021 |
False Claims Act Settlement Highlights DOJ’s Continued Pursuit of Large Contractors That Fail to Meet Subcontracting Requirements |
June 2, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: New EO on Climate-Related Risk, Mentor-Protégé JV Size Determination, FedRAMP (June 2) |
June 1, 2021 |
DoD Proposes Rule on Evaluation of Joint Venture Past Performance for Construction and A&E Services Contracts |
May 28, 2021 |
All Things Protest: Proposed DFARS Rule on Enhanced Postaward Debriefings (May 2021) |
May 27, 2021 |
Joint Ventures Pursuant to SBA MPAs – Attention to the Details! |
May 24, 2021 |
DoD Advances Proposed Rule on Enhanced Debriefings |
May 17, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Cybersecurity EO, Transactional Data Reporting, and American Rescue Plan (May 17) |
May 17, 2021 |
Treasury Issues Guidance on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under the American Rescue Plan Act |
May 17, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What are the DoD’s Requirements for Cloud Services? |
May 10, 2021 |
Time is Money: Contractor’s Claims for Payment Dismissed |
May 7, 2021 |
“Mere allegations of fraud do not divest the Board of jurisdiction” – Government’s Motion to Dismiss Denied When It Cannot Prove that Appeal Resolution Depends on a Factual Determination of Fraud |
May 6, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: Tell me about FedRAMP |
May 5, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Minimum Wage for Contractors and Bid Protests (May 5) |
May 5, 2021 |
Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Protest: Intervenor’s Silence Waives Future Protest Grounds |
April 30, 2021 |
All Things Protest: Evolving Developments in Awardee Standing (April 2021) |
April 29, 2021 |
GSA Clarifies the Future of Transactional Data Reporting in the Federal Supply Schedule Program |
April 23, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What are the basics of NIST SP 800-53? |
April 19, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Bid Protests and False Claims Act (April 19) |
April 9, 2021 |
GSA Bid Rigging Case Nets Another Guilty Plea |
April 5, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What About Controlled Technical Information? |
April 2, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: IT, Supply Chain, DOJ's Procurement Collusion Strike Force, and American Jobs Plan (April 2) |
April 1, 2021 |
"Here before. Many times. And without resolution." – Board’s Dismissal of Contractor’s Appeals as Moot Precludes Analysis of Costs Repeatedly Disallowed on the Same Grounds |
March 30, 2021 |
All Things Protest: The Importance of Submitting a Complete Proposal (March 2021) |
March 29, 2021 |
Commerce Publishes ANPRM Seeking Comment on the Licensing Process for ICTS Transactions |
March 25, 2021 |
Antitrust Division Praises Early Success and Heralds New Endeavors for Procurement Collusion Strike Force |
March 22, 2021 |
Show Me the Money? When a Sum Approximate Counts as a Sum Certain |
March 22, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What is Covered Defense Information? |
March 19, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: American Rescue Plan, Department of Labor, Copyright Infringement (March 19) |
March 19, 2021 |
American Rescue Plan Presents New Government Contracting Opportunities – What Prospective Contractors Should Know |
March 18, 2021 |
CARES Act Section 3610 Relief Extended Until September 30, 2021 |
March 15, 2021 |
GAO's High Risk List Puts Spotlight on Emergency Loans For Small Businesses, Reinforcing Audit and Investigation Risk for PPP and EIDL Program Participants |
March 10, 2021 |
All Things Protest: COFC Deems Small Business Ineligible for Failing to Recertify as Other than Small under FAR 52.219-8 While Proposal Was Pending Following an Acquisition (March 2021) |
March 9, 2021 |
Stopped in its Tracks: The Government’s Failure to Track Software Use Constitutes Infringement Under 28 U.S.C. § 1498 |
March 8, 2021 |
Deep Sixed: Federal Circuit Boots Trademark Licensee for Meritless Claims Against U.S. Army |
March 8, 2021 |
Not So Fast: An REA that Does Not Seek a Final Decision Is Not a CDA Claim |
March 8, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What is Controlled Unclassified Information? |
March 5, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Supply Chain and Small Business False Claims Act (March 5) |
March 5, 2021 |
DOJ Announces FCA Settlement Arising out of Violation of SBA’s Joint Venture Requirements |
March 4, 2021 |
Let’s Talk FCA: Top False Claims Act Developments of 2020 and a Look Ahead (March 2021) |
February 23, 2021 |
"A Claim By Any Other Name": Jurisdiction Over Certified Supplement to Termination Proposal |
February 22, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What is Federal Contract Information? |
February 19, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Suspension/Debarment, False Claims Act, and Oversight (February 19) |
February 18, 2021 |
'You Have to Come Down with a Sledgehammer, Not a Toothpick!' – Senator Grassley Previews Potential Amendments to Increase False Claims Act Enforcement and Recoveries |
February 17, 2021 |
February Reports from PRAC and SIGPR Confirm Government’s Focus on Pandemic Funding Oversight and Enforcement Challenges |
February 9, 2021 |
NIST Finalizes Enhanced Security Requirements for Combating Advanced Cyber Threats |
February 8, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: What is an APT? |
February 8, 2021 |
Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Sincere Belief is not the Same as a Reasonable One Under the False Claims Act’s Retaliation Provision |
February 5, 2021 |
The Latest Insights into Suspension and Debarment Activities Across the Federal Government |
February 5, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Domestic Preferences, Regulatory Freeze, Bid Protests, Executive Orders (February 5) |
February 1, 2021 |
The Top FCA Developments of 2020 |
January 29, 2021 |
One-Two Punch: President Biden Issues Made in America Executive Order Mere Days After FAR Council Issues Final Rule Tightening Federal "Buy American" Requirements |
January 29, 2021 |
All Things Protest: 2020 Protest Statistics and What to Watch for in 2021 (January 2021) |
January 28, 2021 |
President Biden Executive Order Leverages Federal Government's Buying Power to Tackle Climate Change |
January 27, 2021 |
OMB Issues Guidance on Pandemic Federal Workplace Safety |
January 25, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: The CIA Triad |
January 22, 2021 |
How To Cope with Increased Whistleblower Complaints |
January 22, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: Executive Orders, COVID Vaccine Update, Supply Chain, LPTA (January 22) |
January 22, 2021 |
Defense Production Act (DPA) a Critical Component of Biden Strategy for COVID-19 |
January 22, 2021 |
NIST Keeps IoT Hot with Draft Guidance |
January 22, 2021 |
Less Risk, More Reward: DoD Proposed Rule on Operational Contract Support Expands Overseas Contracting Opportunities |
January 21, 2021 |
Special Treatment—DoD’s Vaccination Distribution Plan for Some DoD Contractors |
January 21, 2021 |
The Spigot is Open: DOJ Reports First Civil Settlement for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud |
January 21, 2021 |
FCC Publishes Telecommunications Supply Chain Security Rule |
January 19, 2021 |
Not Your Parents' IT: New Interim Rule to Scrutinize Acquisition of IT Products and Services from Foreign Adversaries |
January 15, 2021 |
Virginia Enacts Permanent COVID-19 Employee Health and Safety Requirements |
January 15, 2021 |
DoD and GSA Take Aim at Supply Chain Risks |
January 14, 2021 |
Advancing America’s Dominance in AI: The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act’s AI Developments |
January 13, 2021 |
SBA OIG Management Alert Raises Serious Concerns Over Paycheck Protection Program Loan Recipients on the Department of Treasury’s Do Not Pay List |
January 12, 2021 |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: Need-to-Know Provisions for Government Contractors |
January 12, 2021 |
Cybersecurity Breach Turns Back the Clock - Confidential Information to be Filed in Paper |
January 11, 2021 |
SBA Issues Application Forms for New and "Second-Draw" PPP Loans |
January 11, 2021 |
Byte-Sized Q&A: Why is I-O-T so H-O-T? |
January 8, 2021 |
Fastest 5 Minutes: NDAA FY2021, Section 3610, Executive Order 13950 (January 8) |
January 8, 2021 |
Executive Order Prohibiting Bias Training? Ignore That. DoD Issues Class Deviation to Comply with Nationwide Ban on EO 13950 Provisions. |
January 7, 2021 |
SBA Begins Rolling Out Guidance for New PPP and PPP Second Draw Loans |