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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 -

Decoding the 2024 NDAA: Implications for Defense Contractors Small and Large

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/7/2024

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), signed into law on December 22, 2023, signals significant changes across the defense acquisition and contracting landscape. These changes are poised...more

Recent Changes for Contractors to Consider - SBA Small Business Credit Rules, CMMC Updates, CTA Reporting, FLSA Overtime...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/29/2024

Aerospace, defense, and security businesses are subject to a myriad of regulations and operational requirements that are constantly changing. These include things like SBA rules for credit for small businesses and...more

The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Know

Perkins Coie on 12/27/2023

The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes numerous provisions relevant to government contractors in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, supply chain concerns related to...more

SBA Expands Past Performance Universe for Small Businesses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/26/2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a final rule that provides two new methods for small business government contractors to obtain past performance ratings to be used in support of offers on prime...more

FAR Council Publishes Three Final Rules Aimed at Boosting Small Business Contracting

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/13/2021

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published three final rules on Aug. 11, 2021, amending the FAR to implement changes mandated by various National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) and to homogenize the FAR...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

Key Provisions in the 2021 NDAA for Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/14/2020

‘Tis the season for holiday cheer and the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The NDAA, commonly referred to as “must pass” legislation, is a key legislative vehicle that Congress uses each year to address a wide...more

DoD Increases the Justification and Approval Threshold for Its Sole Source Contract Awards to 8(a) Contractors to $100 Million

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 7/9/2020

Implementing Section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA FY ‘20), on July 5, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) amended the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to...more

Weekly Update Newsletter- January 2020 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/24/2020

PilieroMazza Wins HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year! The HUBZone Contractors National Council honored PilieroMazza with the “HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year” award at the HUBZone...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - January 2020

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/13/2020

Join the HUBZone Council as They Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary - On January 17, 2020, the HUBZone Contractors National Council will be hosting its first EVER HUBZone Industry Awards Gala in Baltimore, MD, at Morgan...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/4/2019

Client Alert: SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know - On November 29, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that will...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/13/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - This Project Is Behind Schedule - What Is a Contractor to Do? - Construction projects rarely, if ever, go precisely as planned. One of the most common issues government contractors face is...more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - May/June 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/16/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Regulations - DoD Issues...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2018 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/10/2018

RULES AND REGULATIONS - Proposed Rules - The Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule amending its regulations and implementing provisions of the NDAAs of 2016 and 2017 as well as the Recovery...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

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2018

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/13/2018

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Boosting small business demands big ideas - According to an article in dcma.mil, there are 28 million small businesses in America, and Defense Contract Management Agency’s small business...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - June 2018

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/11/2018

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Small Business HUBZone Program and Government Contracting Programs and Consolidation of Mentor-Protégé Programs - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it is holding...more

Legal Advisor Newsletter - First Quarter 2018

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/15/2018

The topics in the Legal Advisor focus primarily on corporate and business matters, federal contracting, employment law, intellectual property and electronic commerce. We encourage our readers to communicate their views to us...more

Section 809 Panel Releases First Volume of Recommendations for the Overhaul of DoD’s Acquisition Process

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/12/2018

In 2016, Congress instructed the Department of Defense (DoD) to review its procurement regulations by convening a panel of procurement professionals—from both the public and private sectors. This panel became known as the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2018

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/5/2018

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Procurement of Commercial Items (DFARS case 2016-d006) - The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule, which amended the Defense Federal...more

FY 2018 Forecasts: Items of Interest in Contracting, Small Business, and M&A

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 10/31/2017

In the final post of our 2018 Fiscal Year Forecast series, Kevin Mullen and Damien Specht focus on the use of Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) contracts, the mounting backlog of security clearance applications, the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2016 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/30/2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program DOD has issued a proposed rule which will amend the DFARS to implement Section 861 of the NDAA 2016, which provides amendments...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2016

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/11/2016

SMALL BUSINESS - Clauses With Alternates—Small Business Programs - The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule amending DFARS to clarify clauses and their prescriptions for small business programs and to...more

DoD's New Cybersecurity and Cloud Standards and Reporting Requirements

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/31/2015

The Department of Defense (DoD) released interim rules implementing provisions of the 2013 and 2015 National Defense Authorization Acts. The rules, released on Aug. 26, 2015, are effective immediately and establish the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2014 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/11/2014

In this issue: - Obama Signs Order Boosting Federal Contract Worker Rights - DoD Issues Interim Rule to Amend DFARS Foreign Commercial Satellite Services (DFARS Case 2014-D010) - Obama Administration...more

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