Did the 2023 update to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, which apply to contractors and subcontractors performing on certain federally funded or assisted contracts, appropriately modernize or unduly expand the Davis Bacon...more
7/31/2024
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Construction Project ,
Construction Workers ,
Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Reform ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
On December 22, 2023, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Pub. L. No. 118-31, 137 Stat. 136 (2023) (NDAA 2024) went into effect. Among other things, NDAA 2024 includes a provision phasing out...more
4/10/2024
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HUBZone ,
NDAA ,
Prime Contractor ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Self-Certification ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Veterans
The end of fiscal year 2023 is just a few days away and Congress has not passed a single spending bill — and there are 12 such bills that must be passed to fully fund the federal government (and all of its agencies) for...more
On January 30, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued an interim procurement rule, prohibiting the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) from four “non-allied” countries: China, North Korea, Russia, and...more
The Department of Defense (DOD) wants to make it easier for companies with innovative solutions, such as startups, to bid on and receive federal government contracts. As such, DOD recently proposed a Defense Federal...more
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On April 29, Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. (Aerojet) settled claims by whistleblower Brain Markus for a reported $9 million after the second day of a jury trial. This is the second recent settlement under...more
On February 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to a $930,000 settlement with Comprehensive Health Services (CHS) to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The resolution represents the department’s first...more
On May 12, President Biden signed an executive order intended to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity. This comes in the wake of sweeping cyber incidents, such as the SolarWinds incident that affected both public...more
On May 12, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) that seeks to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity. This comes in the wake of sweeping cyber incidents, such as the SolarWinds incident. The EO calls on both...more
Listen to the next installment of the Cyber Café series covering the top issues in government contracts and cybersecurity. During this webinar, Hilary Cairnie, chair of Pepper Hamilton's Government Contracts Practice Group,...more
Listen to this special COVID-19 webinar briefing as part of our Cyber Café series, covering the top issues in government contracts and cybersecurity. This special installment will discuss corporate cybersecurity challenges...more
The Government Contracts Cyber Café provides coaching, training and analysis to help you work through the technical, legal, accounting and other requirements confronting your organization, with the goal of helping you achieve...more
The Government Contracts Cyber Café provides coaching, training and analysis to help you work through the technical, legal, accounting and other requirements confronting your organization, with the goal of helping you achieve...more
Listen to the fifth installment of our 2019 webinar series covering the top issues in government contracts and cybersecurity — all in just 45 minutes. The Government Contracts Cyber Café provides coaching, training and...more
Each year, the U.S. government invests hundreds of millions of dollars in research and development initiatives, impacting virtually all industry sectors of the U.S. economy....more
Join us for the seventh monthly installment of our webinar series that covers the top issues in government contracts and cybersecurity — all in just 45 minutes. The Government Contracts Cyber Café provides coaching, training...more
On April 27, the General Services Administration (GSA) made effective a requirement for contractors to submit a notarized letter identifying and appointing the individual authorized to access the contractor’s registration...more
Every year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spends billions of federal dollars on research and development of new drugs and therapies for treating and preventing serious illnesses....more
3/27/2018
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Federal Funding ,
Gilead Sciences ,
Inventions ,
Life Sciences ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Patent Ownership ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
R&D ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Research and Development ,
Scientific Research
This article summarizes some of the many risks and implications that are associated with failing to comply with U.S. government-unique cyber and information technology requirements. We are often asked by small and...more
2/2/2017
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Confidential Information ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Mandatory Disclosure Rules ,
Popular ,
Qui Tam ,
Subcontractors ,
Whistleblowers
The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, and will end on November 30. Hilary S. Cairnie offers his views on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) policies for reimbursement of disaster...more