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What Next? Assessing Key Steps Contractors Must Consider for "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Compliance

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.29.16

In Preparing for Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces – Previewing Violation and Remediation Information with the Government, Crowell & Moring attorneys discuss the impending final rule implementing the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order. Specifically, although it is generally understood that the rule – once finalized – will pose significant new administrative and reporting requirements on federal contractors and subcontractors with respect to certain labor compliance, this article discusses the critical "next steps" companies should consider when mapping a strategy to reduce the risk of adverse government action arising from such reporting.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.15.26

GAO Indicates Reasonable Conflict of Interest Investigation Must Include Inquiry of Involved Firm

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent decision in Viderity Inc.—Costs, B-424422.5, Sept. 1, 2026, offers useful insight into what constitutes a legally sufficient conflict of interest investigation. The decision arose in an unusual procedural posture: Viderity initially protested, alleging that an agency evaluator had a personal conflict of interest. After the agency took corrective action, Viderity filed a cost entitlement claim requesting that GAO direct the agency to reimburse Viderity’s protest costs. In evaluating that claim, GAO assessed whether Viderity’s underlying protest ground was “clearly meritorious.”...