The Ins and Outs of Recertifications for Government Contractors
Marti Arvin and Anthony Buenger on the CMMC Framework
Nonpublication Requests For Patent Applications: Disadvantages
SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
Compliance Perspectives: Preparing for the Certification Exams
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Making Effective Use of the Claims/Disputes Process
The first seven days of the Trump administration have brought new meaning to the saying that the only constant in government contracting is change. Multiple executive actions promise to be just the start of what is expected...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the Contractor Portal for federal contractors and subcontractors to certify compliance with their affirmative action plan (AAP) obligations opened on...more
In December 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) implemented a new requirement that all covered federal contractors and subcontractors annually certify that they have current affirmative action...more
OFCCP announced yesterday, March 20, 2023, that the Contractor Certification Portal will open in ten days. Contractors have until June 29, 2023 to certify that they are in compliance with OFCCP’s affirmative action and...more
In a July 28, 2022 e-mail communication, OFCCP emphasized the need for federal government contractors to certify their compliance with the affirmative action plan (AAP) requirements of Executive Order 11246 through OFCCP’s...more
The newly imposed deadline is fast approaching for Government Contractors required to develop annual Affirmative Action Plans (AAPs) to certify that they have in fact created such plans. Supply and service federal contractors...more
Beginning this year, federal supply and service contractors and subcontractors will be required to certify that they have developed and maintained an affirmative action program (AAP) for each establishment. Previously, while...more
On December 2, 2021, OFCCP announced that its Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (also referred to as the Contractor Portal) is now operative. Through the Contractor Portal, federal government supply and...more
On September 14, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFFCP) requested approval from the Office of Management and Budget to require government contractors to certify on an annual basis that they are in...more
On August 3, 2018, the head of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) contractor enforcement office announced that the DOL intends to identify and audit contractors who fail to certify their affirmative action compliance to the...more