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Even Short Contract Extensions Require Updated Service Contract Act Wages

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 11.03.04

Even a short (monthly or semi-monthly) extension of a contract subject to the Service Contract Act is considered a "new contract" requiring the government to incorporate new collective bargaining agreement wage and fringe benefit rates, the ASBCA held in Guardian Moving & Storage Co. (Sept. 23, 2004). The same reasoning--and rule--would require the incorporation of the latest available area wage determination where no collective bargaining agreement applied.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.24.25

In a Move Affecting the Future of Data Centers, DOE Directs FERC to Act On Large Load Interconnections

On October 23rd, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) containing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANOPR”) with principles for all large load interconnections across the US, including those co-located with generating facilities.[1] Significantly, the Secretary of Energy states that the interconnection of large loads to the transmission system “falls squarely” within FERC’s jurisdiction, thus weighing in on a dispute that has been pending before FERC for over a year. This move appears to be a reaction to the continued pendency before FERC of the colocation dockets[2] and a technical conference on colocation held almost a year ago.[3]...