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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up - April 2023 #7

Jenner & Block on 4/19/2023

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...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

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, May 19, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/19/2022

Congress - U.S. House of Representatives - Committee on Small Business - Committee Holds Hearing on Oversight of SBA Office in Charge of Loan Programs...more

U.S. Department of Energy Releases Report on Securing America’s Clean Energy Supply Chain

King & Spalding on 5/3/2022

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPOSES SEVERAL POLICY ACTIONS TO OVERCOME ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES AND TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY - This is the second in a series of client alerts that will be published in the near future...more

The State of the Base: DoD Diagnoses Barriers to Competition, but Has No Cure

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/20/2022

What happened? Just weeks before the real State of the Union Address to Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD or Department) published a report on the “State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base” (DIB Report)....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2021

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/8/2021

Lawmakers and Professional Association Call for Extension of COVID Leave Reimbursement Provision for Contractors under the CARES Act - Government Executive reported that Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL)...more

Reflections on a Tumultuous 2020, and What’s in Store for Government Contractors Under the Biden Administration

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/29/2021

With the Biden administration’s transition into power last week, federal contractors can finally rejoice about the end of a tumultuous 2020, which brought a global pandemic and a flurry of last-minute procurement policy...more

New Stimulus Measures Taking Shape

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/3/2020

Democrats and Republicans launch negotiations, each envisioning a broad-scale extension of previous efforts to stem the economic damage from COVID-19. Senate Republicans and House Democrats have both put forth proposals...more

COVID-19 Policy Update #21

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/26/2020

Leaders of Small Business Committee Reach Consensus on Bill to Extend PPP Loan Deadline, Senate Fails to Clear Measure by Unanimous Consent as Phase 4 Negotiations Likely to Dominate June - Bipartisan leaders of the Senate...more

The CARES Act: Considerations for Auto Dealerships During COVID-19 Pandemic

ArentFox Schiff on 4/1/2020

...CARES Act - Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which included the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses. The PPP provides short-term cash flow assistance...more

Implications for the Fashion, Apparel & Beauty Industries Due to the Coronavirus

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/30/2020

Like other industries, the fashion, apparel & beauty businesses have been, and continue to be hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $400 billion dollar American fashion industry employs over four million people, excluding...more

The Top 10 Compliance Challenges for 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/2/2020

Attorneys Eric Crusius, Amy Fuentes, Kelsey Hayes and Vijaya Surampudi co-authored an article describing the major issues they expect government contracting professionals to face in the coming year. For example, the...more

The FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Watch For

Perkins Coie on 7/17/2019

Congress is moving closer toward passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although key differences remain between the House and Senate versions of the bill, the legislation is ultimately...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 - August 2018 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/20/2018

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Small Business Size Regulations: Correction - SBA revised the entry for NAICS code 336999 under Subsector 336 with the addition of “All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing”...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2015 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/12/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Overseas Acquisitions - The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a proposed rule to...more

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