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New GSA Contract Vehicle

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.27.12

On Feb. 21, GSA announced that it intends to proceed with the "Integrations" program, which it called "a groundbreaking approach to the way government acquires complex, integrated professional services, with supporting IT components." According to GSA, the yet-to-be-finalized contract vehicle, which will involve the award of multiple-agency IDIQ contracts, is the product of agency demand for "a total professional services solution" which requires acquisition of multiple services across separate functional areas, in lieu of the acquisition of technology and other professional services on an "à la carte basis" from the GSA schedule.

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Client Alert | 7 min read | 08.17.26

Delayed Notification of Cyberattacks May Trigger HIPAA Breach Notification Rule

After identifying a ransomware attack in 2021, OSF Healthcare System waited until its forensic investigation had concluded before notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — and the affected individuals — of the breach. The 110-day delay (nearly double the 60-calendar-day notification deadline mandated by the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule) triggered an investigation from HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The health system’s investigation determined that protected health information (PHI) had been stolen....