This article first focuses on the contract administration aspects that contractors supporting operations in Afghanistan should be thinking of now to prepare for and mitigate downstream and currently unknown risks. It then...more
It is hard to describe the manner in which the United States is withdrawing from Afghanistan. At this point, the safety and security of Americans and those who provided critical assistance to U.S. operations in Afghanistan...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 2 (January 23, 2020) - The United States Department of Justice hosted the Summit on Combating Human Trafficking on Jan. 14 in Washington, D.C. Attorneys general from across the U.S....more
CAPITOL HILL - Vets First? An Examination of VA’s Resources for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses - On June 7, 2018, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations...more
In mid-January, the General Services Administration (GSA) released their Semiannual Regulation Agenda. Within this agenda, GSA announced plans to update requirements in the General Services Administration Acquisition...more
In the second of our series about what to watch for in government contracts in fiscal year 2018, we focus on Cybersecurity, Cloud-Based Services, Employment Regulations, M&A, FCA enforcement, and Block Chain....more
FEDERAL AGENCIES - “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DFARS Subgroup to the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Review of DFARS Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.” Federal Register, August 10,...more
On October 24, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide injunction preliminarily enjoining the Obama administration from implementing final rules to effectuate Executive Order...more
In this presentation: - FAR AND DFAR - TYPES OF DATA - TECHNICAL DATA - COMPUTER SOFTWARE - COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE - TYPES OF RIGHTS - LICENSE RIGHTS - BAYH-DOLE...more
Confidentiality agreements for employees of federal contractors are increasingly coming under scrutiny by federal agencies. In late 2014, as part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (the “Act”),...more
Audit Report 14-18: Evaluation of Select 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone Contract Awards - The Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Evaluation Report 14-18, Evaluation of Select 8(a) Business Development and...more
On September 27, 2013, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced interim rules in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) and Defense Federal...more