The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Aug. 21, 2023, that it was extending its moratorium on the application of the "bona fide office" requirements for construction contracts under its 8(a) Business...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has finalized a proposed rule authorizing the acquisition of commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures known as a "commercial solutions opening"...more
8/18/2023
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
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National Security ,
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Supply Chain
U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker of the Southern District of Georgia on Dec. 7, 2021, issued a preliminary injunction, halting the government's enforcement of the vaccine mandate on all federal landlords and their...more
12/9/2021
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Commercial Leases ,
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Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Landlords ,
OMB ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Scope of Authority ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations
U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker of the Southern District of Georgia on Dec. 7, 2021, issued a preliminary injunction, halting the government's enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate on all federal...more
U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove of the Eastern District of Kentucky on Nov. 30, 2021, issued a preliminary injunction, halting the government's enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate on federal...more
12/2/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Scope of Authority ,
Subcontractors ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Vaccinations
The Biden Administration on Nov. 4, 2021, announced that it is revising the deadline for the federal contractor vaccination requirement from Dec. 8, 2021, to "no later than January 4, 2022." The White House is revising the...more
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Federal Contractors on Nov. 1, 2021, regarding its COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors...more
11/4/2021
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Federal Contractors ,
Good Faith ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Public Employees ,
Public Employers ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Safety Precautions ,
SBA ,
Social Distancing ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Over the past two weeks, the long-expected vaccine mandate for government contractors and landlords has been issued and is being implemented at a rapid pace. First, on Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an Executive...more
10/19/2021
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Contract Terms ,
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Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Landlords ,
Public Contracts ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
With some areas of the United States starting to reopen, recipients are beginning to ramp up for performance on federal grant projects. But many aspects of the reopening phase and recipients' ability to timely ramp-up remain...more
The president signed into law on March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), providing $2.2 trillion of emergency appropriations. The CARES Act provides a wide range of economic relief...more
4/28/2020
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Government Investigations ,
Inspector General ,
Oversight Committee ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
SBA Lending Programs
The CARES Act included language permitting the Federal Reserve Board to establish a "Main Street Lending Program," or other similar program or facility to support lending to small and mid-sized businesses. Toward this end,...more
4/22/2020
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Credit Facilities ,
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Main Street Lending Programs ,
Main Street New Loan Facility ,
Relief Measures ,
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Term Sheets ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has released additional information relative to implementation of Section 3610 of the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. ...more
The Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on April 9, 2020, announced new and expanded measures aimed at providing up to $2.3 trillion in relief to U.S. businesses, states and...more