1. Home
  2. |Insights
  3. |3 Days For Contractor ARRA Comments

3 Days For Contractor ARRA Comments

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.13.09

On September 30, OMB issued interim guidance on reviewing reports submitted by contractors pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requirements. In addition to providing guidance on the scope of agency review, the memo sets forth a tight schedule for agency review and comment and gives contractors a three-day window to respond to agency comments, all of which will be made public on federalreporting.gov.

Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 07.15.26

CMMC Phase II Suspension Requires Reconsideration of Such Requirements in Solicitations

As discussed in more detail here, the U.S. Department of War (DoW) recently issued a memorandum (Memo 26-P-1023, dated July 13, 2026) directing the immediate suspension of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase II requirements (Level I and II self assessments are still permitted). Significantly, the memo directs that “all pending and future CMMC implementation milestones across DoW solicitations and contracts are held in abeyance until further notice.” Moreover, the DoW issued a memorandum on implementing these requirements (available here), directing agencies to issue amendments removing CMMC Level 2 and 3 requirements from active solicitations “as soon as practicable.” Contractors should monitor the government’s compliance with this requirement and should be prepared, if needed, to file a bid protest to protect their rights....