As in prior years, the upcoming end of the federal fiscal year will be marked by a flurry of contract and task order awards, as federal agencies busily obligate remaining fiscal year 2023 appropriated funds while still...more
On November 27, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Regulation Supplement (DFARS) regarding the Treatment of Certain Items as Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2019-D029). The...more
On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its annual Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2019. The annual report is a requirement of the Competition in Contracting Act and is an...more
Identifying threats and improving network and supply chain security has been an ongoing effort by Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) for the past several years. Congress has included multiple provisions in the...more
9/18/2018
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Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State Procurement Contracts ,
Supply Chain
REAN Cloud LLC (REAN) entered into an Other Transaction (OT) Agreement with the Army (facilitated by DIUx) to provide prototype cloud migration services. While the prototype work was still being performed, the Army and REAN...more
This is the first blog post in a series of blogs analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as agreed-to by House and Senate negotiators on November 8, 2017. Stay tuned for additional...more
11/14/2017
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
GAO ,
Members of Congress ,
NDAA ,
Professional Conferences ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Small Business ,
Trump Administration
Imagine if a DoD agency could purchase commercial-off-the-shelf products of any value simply by placing an order at an Amazon-like website – no need for solicitations, quotes, evaluation, or detailed price analysis and...more
6/12/2017
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
E-Commerce ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Internet Retailers ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Proposed Legislation
On September 30, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils issued 10 FAR amendments (nine final and one interim) on a broad range of topics. One rule imposes new risks for contractors with delinquent taxes or...more
10/4/2016
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Convictions ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
SBA ,
Security ,
Small Business ,
Tax Liability ,
Ukraine ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
On September 9, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) issued a split decision holding that § 8(a) of the Small Business Act does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the...more
9/27/2016
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Appeals ,
Business Development ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Prejudice ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Race Discrimination ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Veterans