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SBA Proposes Rule That Will Change M&A Landscape for Small Business, Recertifications to Impact Award Eligibility

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The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a proposed rule that changes the effect of a concern's size recertification following mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") activity. Notably, the proposed rule is...more

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SBA Proposes to Amend its Negative Control Rule, Which Could Have Major Implications for Small Businesses and Minority Shareholder

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Recently, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule, which could significantly alter the status quo for permissible negative control. Impacted small businesses and their minority shareholders and...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

SBA’s Proposed Rule: All Small Mentor-Protégé Program ‎

On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program and other small business programs, including the 8(a) Program...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

SBA’s Proposed Rule: Affiliation and Negative Control

Comments are due by October 7, 2024. On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program and other small...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: August 2024

CFPB Issues Filing Instructions Guide for Small Business Lending Data - The CFPB has published instructions for banks and other covered financial institutions to submit small business lending data that is required to be...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NCLC Asks CFPB to Consider Residential Leases as Credit for Specific Purposes

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The National Consumer Law Center is asking the CFPB, by way of a petition, for rulemaking that is long on policy arguments but woefully short on legal support, as we note below, to define residential leases as “credit” under...more

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SBA Proposes Significant Changes to Multiple Programs and Policies

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WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule that’s directed principally at amending its regulations governing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program, but also proposes...more

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SBA’s Proposed Rule: Impact on HUBZone and 8(a) Programs

On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would make significant changes to the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program, as well as modifications to other small business...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2024

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the July 2024 webinar....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

SBA Announces It Is Considering Whether To Prohibit Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures From Competing For Multiple Award Contracts

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On July 22, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) posted an announcement, Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms Under Executive Order 14112, 89 Fed. Reg. 59010...more

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SBA Notices Tribal Consultation in Advance of Proposed Rule Affecting HUBZone, 8(a) and Other Small Business Contracting Programs

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On July 22, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Notice of Tribal Consultations (Notice) in the Federal Register related to a forthcoming proposed rulemaking affecting a number of SBA's small...more

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SBA Proposed Rule and its Impact on Alaska Native Corporations

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) that will align the FAR with regulatory...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Coming Soon: Long-Awaited Updates to FAR Small Business Rules

After several years of disjointed regulations between the Small Business Administration ("SBA") and the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") related to the limitations on subcontracting, revised FAR regulations are on the...more

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FTC Implements New TSR B2B Protections and Proposes Rule on Tech Support Scams

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On March 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule extending telemarketing fraud protections to businesses and updating the rule’s recordkeeping requirements as a result of developments in technology and...more

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Defense Department’s Proposed CMMC Rule Will Impose New Cybersecurity Requirements on Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a proposed rule to implement its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which would establish a comprehensive set of cybersecurity requirements applicable to...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: January 2024

OCC Requests Public Comments on Proposed Bank Merger Policy Statement and Rules The OCC has proposed a new policy to increase the transparency of the standards that the agency applies to review business combinations involving...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FAR Council Proposes Changes to Harmonize Procurement and Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment Rules

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WHAT: On January 9, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a proposed rule to amend the FAR to improve consistency between the procurement and nonprocurement rules on suspension and debarment. The...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2024 Issue 1

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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CFPB issues proposal to supervise nonbank providers of digital wallets and payment apps

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The CFPB has issued a proposed rule to supervise nonbank companies that qualify as larger participants in a market for “general-use digital consumer payment applications.”  Comments on the proposal are due by January 8, 2024...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFPB proposal signals a dramatic expansion of the Fair Credit Reporting Act to data brokers

On September 15, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an outline of expansive rulemaking proposals to modernize the coverage of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to include data brokers, data...more

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Your Turn: New Rule Allows Government Contractors to Rate the Government

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Contractors get feedback from the government all the time. It’s a much rarer occasion when contractors are afforded the opportunity to give the government feedback. The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council (FAR Council) is...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: August 2023

A federal court has issued an order granting an injunction that delays the compliance dates for the CFPB’s final rule governing the collection of small business lending data required by Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Keeping Workers Safe in The Dome: Update on OSHA’s Heat Hazard Initiative

“Excessive.” “Feels Like.” “Heat Dome.” All of these words and phrases come up in almost every conversation these days. With another summer of record heat upon us, OSHA continues to move forward with a proposed heat standard....more

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SBA Releases Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda: The Economic Impact on Small Business Government Contractors

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On July 27, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda (Agenda) summarizing nine current and projected rulemakings. Notably, the SBA identified these rules as likely to have a...more

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Harris Beach Monitoring PFAS Regulations for Drinking Water

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Four months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed federal drinking water limits on “forever chemicals,” Harris Beach continues to monitor for a final resolution to the proposed regulations. A...more

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