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
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Service Contract Act ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
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
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
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
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