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OFCCP Week In Review: February 2024

Monday, January 29, 2024: FAR Council Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” Unveiled - Proposal Would Require Complaints Within OFCCP Jurisdiction Be Forwarded to OFCCP - As one of three...more

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New FAR Pay Equity Rule Puts Contractors Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Can Federal Contractors Ensure Proposed Labor Rates...

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On January 29, 2024, the Biden administration announced a series of pay equity and transparency initiatives. One initiative comes in the form of a proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to (1)...more

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

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Small Business Administration (SBA) Press Release: SBA Announces Biden-Harris Administration’s Progress in Small Business Lending with End-of-Year Capital Program Numbers - On November 21, Small Business Administrator...more

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National Security And Government Contractor Implications Of Biden AI Executive Order

The Biden administration issued a widely anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (“AI”) earlier this week. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence...more

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OMB Proposes Widespread Changes to Guidance on Grants and Agreements

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WHAT: On October 5, 2023, the Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule to revise sections of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements. The changes under the proposed...more

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DoD Enhanced Debriefing Final Rule Provides Greater Transparency

The final rule provides for additional debriefing rights and clarifies the GAO bid protest stay timeliness rules. DoD debriefings now must include a redacted version of the source selection decision document for all awards...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Buy American Act Provisions

On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers. The order is part of his “Build Back Better Recovery Plan” to strengthen American...more

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How Much Will President Biden's Buy American Order Change Content Requirements? To Be Determined

Manufacturers are likely to face a tighter definition of American-made products and a stricter process for securing waivers as a result of President Joe Biden’s executive order this week. But the exact details will come from...more

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Big Changes To Buy American—Biden Issues Broad Executive Order On The Future Of Domestic Purchasing In Federal Procurement

On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers” (Order), which is intended to be the first step toward fulfilling his...more

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Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Made in America Laws

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President Joe Biden signed on Jan. 25, 2021, executive order (EO) "Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers," that directs a process for updating domestic preferences. This EO builds upon a...more

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New Corporate Transparency Act Will Impose Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements on Many Companies, Particularly Small...

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act enacted into law on January 1, 2021, will impose new beneficial ownership reporting requirements on many companies. The stated purposes...more

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Public Procurement & Government Contracts 2020: USA

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V&E’s Government Contracts practice authored the US procurement law section of Chambers’ 2020 Global Practice Guide on Public Procurement, which was released April 6, 2020. The Guide covers core legislation and regulations,...more

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Contracting with DoD: Enhanced Debriefings Are Here!

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In our February 2018 Alert, Jones Day explained that the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") contained a requirement that the Secretary of Defense implement new rules for enhanced debriefings for certain types of...more

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DOD Implements First Steps Toward Enhanced Debriefings

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As competitors in federal negotiated procurements recognize, post-award debriefings are an important feature of the procurement process. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.506 has long mandated that an unsuccessful...more

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GAO Urges Transparency in GSA Leasing Practice for Foreign-Owned Real Estate

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On January 3, 2017, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered a report to Congress recommending that the General Services Administration (GSA) inform tenant agencies when leasing high-security space...more

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GSA Remains Confident in the Benefits of the Transactional Data Reporting Rule

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According to the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner, Tom Sharpe, the General Services Administration (GSA) remains committed to a smooth transition in implementing the final rule governing transactional data...more

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Proposed FAR Rules Impose Significant New Burdens for Government Contractors

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On May 28, 2015, the Obama administration published proposed amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and related Department of Labor (DOL) guidance to implement the July 31, 2014, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2014 #3

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8(A) Subcontracting Limitations: Continued Noncompliance with Monitoring Requirements Signals Need for Regulatory Change - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted a study to review how federal agencies...more

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