LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
New Vaccine Mandate Guidance Issued for Federal Contractors: 5 Things You Need to Know -
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) issued much-anticipated guidance...more
10/1/2021
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Protecting Your Company Against Revenue Clawbacks: Preference Actions (Part 3 of 3) -
This is the final part of our three-part series on revenue clawbacks. The scenario: a customer or teaming partner goes bankrupt and then...more
5/20/2021
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023 -
Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June...more
5/7/2021
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Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June 30, 2023. The direct final rule takes effect on June 21, 2021. This is the latest in...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Pivots to Say HUBZone Firms in Redesignated QDA Cannot Maintain 10-Year Principal Office Eligibility Through Long-Term Investment -
In January, we issued a client alert discussing how HUBZone...more
LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION -
DOJ Announces FY 2020 Fraud and FCA Recovery Statistics: What They Mean for 2021 -
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it recovered more than $2.2 billion in settlements and...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Procurement Scorecard -
The Small Business Administration (SBA) released its Fiscal Year 2019 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard, which tracks, assesses,...more
CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY -
CMMC Heads to the STARS: Important Cybersecurity Provisions in GSA's 8(a) STARS III RFP -
One of the hottest topics for government contractors is the General Services Administration’s...more
With top companies permanently moving to a majority remote workforce, the COVID-19 shift to telework is here to stay. Employers need policies and procedures to manage the virtual workplace.
This webinar covers strategies for...more
With top companies permanently moving to a majority remote workforce, the COVID-19 shift to telework is here to stay. Employers need policies and procedures to manage the virtual workplace.
Join Sarah Nash and Anna Wright on...more
6/19/2020
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SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES -
CARES Act Section 3610 – Part 1: Confusion and Shifting Sands -
Defense Pricing and Contracting issued draft instructions and requirements for contractors submitting funding...more
As noted in our previous alert, SBA recently released its long-awaited PPP Loan Forgiveness Application. Unfortunately, the Forgiveness Application is difficult to understand and complete. To help crack the code, we have put...more
In this second part of our blog series on the CARES Act Section 3610 (visit this link for Part 1), we move on to the conflicting information out there, and the basis of one of the most frequently asked questions we receive:...more
As we noted previously, last week Defense Pricing and Contracting issued draft instructions and requirements for contractors submitting funding requests under Section 3610 of the CARES Act. These requirements contain some...more