The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has proposed two new cybersecurity rules that would impose significant obligations and risks for federal government contractors.
The proposed rules impose substantial cyber...more
11/16/2023
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DOJ launches new initiative that promises to use the False Claims Act to combat cybersecurity threats by targeting government contractors who knowingly fail to comply with cybersecurity protocols.
The Civil Cyber-Fraud...more
10/26/2021
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President Biden’s new Executive Order to improve cybersecurity involves a particular focus on federal government and contractor systems.
President Biden’s Executive Order directs sweeping changes to cybersecurity...more
5/20/2021
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The Executive Order is projected to increase the hourly wage paid to hundreds of thousands of Federal contractor employees.
President Biden issued an Executive Order raising to $15.00 per hour the minimum wage that Federal...more
On February 12, 2014, President Obama issued an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage for Federal contractors and subcontractors under certain contracts, as he had foreshadowed in this year’s State of the Union. The...more