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Maintaining HUBZone Certification and Eligibility Requirements for HUBZone-‎Specific Contract Awards

On December 17, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a final rule that made significant changes to the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program. The final rule generally adopted many of the changes SBA...more

Holland & Knight LLP

How SBA's Proposed Size, Status Recertifications Rule Could Impact Small Business M&A

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Aug. 23, 2024, issued a Proposed Rule that significantly changes the effect of recertifications of size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts following a merger or...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

An Overview of the WBE Decertification and Appeals Process

If you are a business owner who has obtained the Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), you may wonder what could lead to the loss of your certification...more

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Not All Gruyere Comes From Gruyère: A Primer in Geographic Certification Marks

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In a decision characterized by the National Milk Producers Federation as a "momentous victory for American consumers, farmers and food manufacturers" and a "huge victory for worldwide producers" of gruyere cheese, the U.S....more

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DOJ Corporate Compliance Certifications Appear to Be Here to Stay

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The compliance certification policy was first announced by Assistant Attorney General (Assistant AG) Kenneth Polite in March 2022, when he stated that for all criminal division “corporate resolutions (including guilty pleas,...more

White & Case LLP

Q&A: A global movement to use business as a "force for good"

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Holly Ensign-Barstow, the Director of Stakeholder Governance and Policy for B Lab, a nonprofit that certifies companies as B Corporations, describes the benefits of making sure a company's operations and business model...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Significant Changes To Simplify The OMIG Annual Compliance Certification Process

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The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) instituted changes to its annual compliance certification process, effective immediately. These changes apply to those Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, and Service...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

DOD Issues “Draft Version 0.6” of Its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, Part of an Initiative That Likely Will Have...

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On November 7, 2019, DOD issued “Draft Version 0.6” of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) – a 90-page document that is available on DOD’s CMMC website.  Version 0.6 is a significant step forward, but there...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen GovCon Perspectives - Why Was My SWaM Certification Denied, and What Can I Do?

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In this episode, Shayn Fernandez is joined by Verniece Love, Director of SWaM Certification, Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity (SBSD), who summarizes the top reasons why SWaM certifications are denied...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EPA to States: Don’t Rock the Boat with Water Quality Certification Review

On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued updated guidance to “clarify and provide recommendations concerning the implementation of” Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which could have...more

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Get SWaM Certified in Virginia and Win!

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When it comes to new business opportunities for small businesses, there are two potentially lucrative markets that are sometimes overlooked: the state and local governments. In fact, the Commonwealth of Virginia spent nearly...more

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