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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2024

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FTC Non-Compete Ban Attacked by Businesses: What You Need to Know about the Ban - On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against...more

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Federal Agencies Take Sweeping Action on AI in Accordance with AI EO — AI: The Washington Report (Part 1 of 2)

President Joe Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on AI directed agencies to institute a significant number of actions on AI. On April 29, 2024, the White House announced that federal agencies had completed “all of the...more

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Big Budget Opponents Again Stop a Final Federal FY 2024 Budget While Congress Keeps to Agreement to Limit Agency Spending to FY...

US DOL Budget Will Remain at its Present Level Through March 22, 2024 - It has now become clear that neither Republicans nor Democrats have the stomach to shut the federal government agencies down, but neither does either...more

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Analyzing ASTC's Size Appeal Against ETA in ASMPP Case

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In a recent case, Allegheny Science & Technology Corporation (ASTC) filed a size appeal against Energy Technology Alliance LLC (ETA) for alleged non-compliance with the All-Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP) requirements....more

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Project Labor Agreement Requirement for Large-Scale Construction Becomes Effective Jan. 22

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As enacted by the Biden Administration in February 2022, Executive Order (EO) 140631 and its implementing final rule2 require that all awardees of federal construction contracts for which the total estimated cost of the...more

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Navigating Contract Disputes: HPM Corporation's Battle for Justice

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Battle for Justice - The Contract Disputes Act plays a vital role in resolving contract disputes between the federal government and contractors. Enacted by the United States Congress in 1978, this legislation provides a...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2023 #2

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Department of Defense (DOD) Service Contracts: Actions Needed to Identify Efficiencies and Forecast Budget Needs - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) submitted a report on September 7, 2023, concerning DOD policy...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2023

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GSA’s OASIS Unrestricted Contract Now Runs Until March 2025, GovConWire - The General Service Administration added six months to the initial period of performance for the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2023 #4

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SBA to Require Individually-Owned 8(a) Firms to Support Social Disadvantage Prior to 8(a) Award Approval - As PilieroMazza recently reported, on July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2023 #3

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Department of Labor (DOL) Announces Final Rule to Modernize Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) - The DOL announced the issuance of the final rule “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation” to update regulations that...more

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Biden Executive Order Has Potential To Discourage U.S. Company Participation In Federal Research

A new Biden administration Executive Order proposes to enforce more rigorously U.S. manufacturing requirements attendant to federally funded inventions. While the aim of the Executive Order is to support domestic...more

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GAO Sustains Rare Bid Protest Challenging Agency’s Corrective Action

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In February 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to take corrective action following three bid protests filed at the Government Accountability Office (GAO).  Thereafter, two of the original protestors, Kupono...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #2

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Debt Ceiling and Spending Deal: H.R. 3746 – Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 - The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, signed by President Biden on June 3, 2023, increases the federal debt limit, establishes new...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– July 2022 #3

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Recent Decision May Result in Significant Increase in Personnel Costs and Back Wage Liability for Companies Doing Work in Maryland - On July 13, 2022, Maryland’s highest court issued a wide-reaching...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Civil Cyber-fraud Initiative Obtains First Settlement 

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Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries. DOJ Civil Cyber-fraud Initiative Obtains First Settlement - The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, March 8th, that Comprehensive...more

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Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

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The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

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Summary of Agency Class Deviations Implementing Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more

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May 2021 Bid Protest Roundup (Law360 Spotlight)

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup (featured on Law360) examines three recent decisions by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). The first, Tridentis, LLC, highlights the...more

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Avoid a Fall Out with the Feds: Planning for Increased Cyber Regulations

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The cyber landscape is changing once again, in terms of impact, policy and potential exposure. In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack, the Biden administration released a long-awaited Executive Order intended to strengthen...more

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Finding the Weak Links – President Biden Executive Order Demands Review of Critical U.S. Supply Chains

On February 24, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14017, “Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains,” requiring a review of global supply chains that support key U.S. industries in an attempt to improve supply...more

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GAO Report Suggests DOE Should Identify More Instances of Contractor Fraud

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Last week, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a report on Department of Energy (“DOE”) contracting, Improvements Needed to Ensure DOE Assesses Its Full Range of Contracting Fraud Risks. The thrust of the...more

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Alleged Bidding Scheme In Connection With Department Of Energy Subcontracts Ends In A Criminal Fraud Conviction

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A recent enforcement action announced by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice included a notable plot twist – the investigation did not turn up an antitrust crime, but instead revealed a criminal...more

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DOE Extends 85-804 Indemnification to Contractors Supporting COVID-19 Response

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On March 26, the Secretary of Energy authorized Department of Energy (DOE) contracting officers to extend indemnification under Public Law 85-804 to contractors and subcontractors performing assignments directed or authorized...more

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U.S. Produced Crude Oil Targeted for First Purchase for the Strategic Petroleum Reserves

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Amid current low oil prices, there may be one bright spot for U.S. producers. On Friday, March 13, President Trump announced he has directed the U.S. Department of Energy (the “DOE”) to begin purchasing oil for the Strategic...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 4, Issue 7

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Recess. Both the House and Senate are in recess this week....more

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