Late yesterday, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) released guidance prescribing a class deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) in order to implement President Biden’s vaccine mandate for certain...more
10/4/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Service Contract Act ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was created on March 27, 2020 as part of the first COVID-19 relief package. Over the past year, Congress appropriated almost $700 billion to the PPP in an effort to provide forgivable...more
3/8/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FOIA ,
Fraud ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA
In the wake of COVID-19, small businesses have faced unique challenges and hardships. In response, the government created a federal relief program under the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), aimed toward...more
3/5/2021
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Independent Contractors ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Self Employed ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
Sole Proprietorship
On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an interim final rule to address national security, economic security, and public health and safety concerns related to Information and Communications Technology and...more
1/20/2021
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China ,
Cuba ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Infrastructure ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
US Trade Policies ,
Venezuela
As with any presidential (or governor) transition, significant changes occur in regard to the executive offices’ regulatory enforcement priorities and changes from the previous administration. Because the majority of rules...more
As the COVID-19 crisis progresses, government contractors continue to see significant impacts on their ability to provide goods and services to federal, state, and municipal government agencies. These issues range from...more
Congressional and executive branch leaders reached an agreement on a $2 trillion relief package to address the economic impact of COVID-19. The Senate quickly passed the measure, which now moves on to the House for a...more
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have drastic effects on the U.S. economy, along with business operations and the ability to obtain sustainable financing. With unexpected work stoppages and revenue loss, many businesses are...more
Last week, Congress passed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act to provide relief for the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of this Act, Congress provided the Small Business Administration (SBA)...more
On New Year’s Eve, a federal court relieved ExxonMobil of a $2 million fine levied against the company by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). OFAC imposed the penalty against Exxon for...more
2/24/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Rosneft ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
SDN List ,
Ukraine