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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2025

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/3/2025

SBA’s 180-Day Recertification Rule: Clarifying the Meaning of “Offer” in Size Determinations - In a recent decision by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), the Size Appeal of...more

FY2025 NDAA: Significant Impacts on Small and Large Defense Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/22/2025

The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025 NDAA), signed into law on December 23, 2024, has significant implications for defense acquisition and...more

Seldom-Discussed CMMC Effects on a Defense Contractor’s Business

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/13/2024

The Department of Defense (DOD) has finally promulgated its Final Rule (Rule) implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which goes ‘live’ on December 16th. There is plenty of content...more

Navigating Cyber and Legal Challenges During the M&A Process: Quick Considerations for Federal Contractors

BakerHostetler on 10/29/2024

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is often the lifeblood of corporate growth. While whole treatises can be, and have been, written on cybersecurity and legal challenges during M&A activity, the following are a few key...more

15 Key Takeaways from the Final CMMC Program Rule Issued by DOD

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/17/2024

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has long questioned whether contractors and their supply chains have been fully compliant with existing cybersecurity requirements aimed at protecting Controlled Unclassified Information...more

The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Know

Perkins Coie on 12/27/2023

The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes numerous provisions relevant to government contractors in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, supply chain concerns related to...more

The FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Relevant to Defense Contractors

Perkins Coie on 12/30/2022

Inflation relief for defense contractors, a ban on procurement of products and services containing certain Chinese semiconductors, and codification of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) governing...more

The FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions for Government Contractors

Perkins Coie on 12/23/2021

Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and nontraditional approaches to procurement are once again areas of legislative focus for Congress in the recently passed Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2020 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/22/2020

BUSINESS & CORPORATE - BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: Post-Transaction Pitfalls—Part 3 of a 3-Part Series - M&A transactions involving government contractors...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2020 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/24/2020

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: OCI, Reps and Warranties, and Assignment of Receivables - Our three-part series on government...more

[Webinar] CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready? - March 17th, 2:00 pm ET

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/3/2020

Now that DOD has released the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines, all contractors that work directly or indirectly on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts should be preparing to...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2020 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/2/2020

Comments to Proposed Rule on Consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments, February 7, 2020 - In its role as advocate to small businesses operating in the government contracting...more

Weekly Update Newsletter- July 2019 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/24/2019

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - CLIENT ALERT: SBA to Increase Size Standards with Inflationary Adjustment, July 17, 2019 - On July 18, 2019, SBA issued an interim final rule increasing the receipts-based...more

Security Assessments May be Part of DoD Government Contracts Acquisition Process

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/18/2018

Identifying threats and improving network and supply chain security has been an ongoing effort by Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) for the past several years. Congress has included multiple provisions in the...more

Six Recent Government Supply Chain Risk and Cybersecurity Initiatives

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/22/2018

• DoD and other government agencies will scrutinize contractors’ supply chain security plans and programs from proposal submission to contract closeout. • The 2019 NDAA as approved by Congress and DHS initiatives highlight...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

Jones Day on 11/21/2017

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

Changes to Supply Chain Management and Commercial Item Contracting in FY 2018 NDAA

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/21/2017

For Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions, the Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA includes provisions that simplify and others that complicate contractor responsibilities. Proposed supply chain diligence...more

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