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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

SBA Eliminates Self-Certification for SDVOSBs

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/6/2024

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a direct final rule that eliminates self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). The SBA’s final rule — which implements a...more

News For Veteran-Owned Small Businesses – SDVOSB and VOSB Certification Moves to the SBA in 2023

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2023

Effective January 1, 2023, certification of veteran-owned small businesses (“VOSBs”) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (“SDVOSBs”) moved from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (“VA”) Center for...more

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider

Venable LLP on 1/6/2023

Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more

SBA Set to Take Over Certification of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/14/2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule on Nov. 29, 2022, establishing its Veteran Small Business Certification Program for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned...more

Small Business Administration Publishes Final Rule Implementing New Certification Requirements for Veteran-Owned and...

Venable LLP on 12/9/2022

Veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) looking to contract with the federal government will be subject to new certification requirements beginning January 1, 2023,...more

Final Rule Establishes Requirements for New SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/7/2022

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule last week, officially transferring the responsibility for certification of veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses...more

SBA Issues Final Rule to Take Control of All Veteran-Owned Certifications

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/2/2022

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is consolidating and making significant changes to the Veteran-Owned Small Business and the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business programs, including the elimination of...more

New Certification Process for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/27/2022

On July 6, the SBA issued a proposed rule that would implement Section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 establishing a government-wide certification process for Veteran Owned Small Businesses...more

SBA Proposes Rule to Take Control of All Veteran-Owned Certifications

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/27/2022

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed consolidating and making significant changes to the Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) programs, including...more

Initial Thoughts On The 2021 NDAA’s Procurement Provisions

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 12/15/2020

Both houses of Congress now have voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. Although the threat of a presidential veto still hangs over the NDAA, we highlight below a few of the...more

The Week in Weed: July 2020 #2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/10/2020

We’ve got an update on the Arizona ballot measure. Federal appropriation legislation includes some cannabis provisions. In international news, Bermuda is looking at legalization. And we close out with Oklahoma, where the...more

OFCCP Issues Final Rule on TRICARE Participation and Covered Health Care Providers

Littler on 7/8/2020

On July 2, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a final rule1 amending its regulations to confirm the agency lacks jurisdiction over health care providers whose sole government contract is...more

SBA Issues Final Rule on Women-Owned Certification

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 5/21/2020

Several months ago, we blogged about the forthcoming change to the WOSB/EDWOSB regulations. As we said then, big changes regarding self-certification were on the horizon. While those changes were very long-awaited – it was...more

Long Awaited Changes to WOSB/EDWOSB Regulations Expected This Summer

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 2/4/2020

Big news for women-owned businesses! It’s certainly been a long time coming, but self-certification for women-owned small businesses is finally on its way out. For those of you unfamiliar with this issue, here’s a little...more

Why the Health Care Industry Should Be Concerned About Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2020

On August 13, 2018, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2019. While the annual NDAAs are tracked, analyzed, and picked apart with great care by the federal contracting community,...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/11/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Late Is Late—Even on the GSA Schedule - In a recent blog, we discussed the “late is late” rule in government contracting which has been the cause of many protests and much consternation...more

VA Concedes Sole Responsibility for Verifying Veteran Contractor Ownership and Control to the SBA

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 9/26/2018

On September 24, 2018, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a final rule that alters its regulations governing the Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Program. The final rule, “VA Veteran-Owned Small...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2018 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/25/2018

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - House Small Business Committee Calls for a Status Update on FAR Revision of Limitations on Subcontracting. Last week, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot and Ranking...more

Breaking: The VA Issues a Final Rule Amending Its Veteran-Owned Small Business Guidelines

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/25/2018

More than eight months after issuing its proposed rules, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has finally issued the long awaited final rule amending its Veteran-Owned Small Business Guidelines. The final rule amends...more

Government Continues Cautious Approach to Blockchain Technology

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/20/2018

The potential security benefits of blockchain technology have received a great deal of media attention. The federal government has initiated several exploratory programs to study the application of blockchain to its...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - June 2018 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/18/2018

CAPITOL HILL - Vets First? An Examination of VA’s Resources for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses - On June 7, 2018, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2018

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/17/2018

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - US Department of Labor reinstates Wage and Hour opinion letters - The U.S. Department of Labor will reinstate the issuance of opinion letters, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced on...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2018 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/2/2018

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - FAR Class Deviation for Enhanced Debriefings - The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a FAR class deviation last Thursday for enhanced debriefings in light of Section 818 of the FY2018 NDAA (NDAA...more

SBA Issues New Proposed Rule to Consolidate SDVOSB Eligibility Rules

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/12/2018

On January 29, 2018, the SBA issued a proposed rule to address and resolve the existing conflicts between the current eligibility requirements in the SBA and VA regulations. This action comes after specific direction in the...more

SBA Proposed Rule Standardizes SDVO SBC Ownership & Control Standards

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/8/2018

On January 29, 2018, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed to significantly amend its regulations to standardize and clarify the ownership and control standards required for qualifying as either a...more

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