DE Talk | Resiliency & Determination: The Military Spouse Employee Makeup
DE Talk | Beyond the Workplace: The Camaraderie & Meaningful Impact of Veteran ERGs
DE Under 3: An Explanation of the Current Federal Budget Bill Confusion
DE Talk | A Focus On Veterans: Supporting Compliance, Recruitment, Candidate Experience & Beyond
Wiley Veterans in Law: Hard-Hitting Reflections on Service, Challenges, and Advocacy
2022 Veterans Day Tribute
Supporting Our Veterans
Handling Appeals from Veterans Claims | Chris Attig | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
DE Under 3: OFCCP AAP Verification Portal 'Rules of Behavior', Vaccination Injunction Updates, & Recent Job Scam Alerts
DE Under 3: SCOTUS Stikes OSHA ETS Vaccine Mandate & EEOC/OFCCP HIRE Initiatives
Workplace Integration of Veterans: How to be an Ally to Our Nation’s Heroes
Veterans Day Tribute
OFCCP Refresh and Reset: What to Watch for in 2022
Federal Small Business Programs—A Primer for Government Contractors
Leading in a Lonely World Podcast: Meet Richard Vaill, Advocate for Veterans
Exit Strategies for GOVCONs with Set Aside Contracts: 2021 Insights and Lessons Learned from Business Owners and Advisors
Celebrating Veterans’ Advocacy with Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: On Record PR
2020 OFCCP Refresh and Reset
HR Law 101 Ep. 9: How Does USERRA Apply To Your Company?
Combining Arms for Justice-Involved Veterans
The following is Part 1 of a 3-Part series reporting on the 24 presentations at the DirectEmployers (“DE”) Annual Meeting (DEAMcon24) of Members and the public. DE will publish the second installment on Monday, April 22, and...more
Thursday, February 8, 2024: U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled “Retaliatory Intent” Not Required to Prove SOX Whistleblower Claim - Recognizing that Congress meant the evidentiary burden-shifting framework of the...more
H.R. 357, Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act, Passed House - On December 12, the House passed legislation requiring the vast majority of rules issued by federal agencies to be signed and issued by a...more
This is part 1 of a 3-part series reporting on the 50 speakers delivering 27 different educational presentations at the DirectEmployers (DE) three-day Annual Meeting (DEAMcon23) of DE Members, Recruit Rooster customers, and...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the federal agency that provides objective, non-partisan information on government programs. In 2016, GAO released a report outlining recommendations for updating the Office...more
Responding to unnamed and unknown “Congressional Requesters,” the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a 45-page written report titled “Equal Employment Opportunity: Better Assistance and Data Use Could...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled on Dec. 20, 2019, that the "Rule of Two" of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (VBA) does not require the U.S. General Services...more
In 2018, three particularly important decisions were issued that will have a significant impact on bid protest law for years to come: Dell Federal Systems LP v. United States, PDS Consultants Inc. v. United States, and Oracle...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued two more directives on September 18, 2018, promising transparency and communication with contractors. Directive 2018-08 - In Directive 2018-08, OFCCP...more
If your company: sells goods or services to the federal government; or - sells goods or services to companies that use those goods or services in the products they sell to the federal government, you need to read this...more
SMALL BUSINESS - GSA Names 80 Small Businesses to Lead Alliant 2 SB Competition - On December 7, 2017, the GSA released a pre-award list of 80 companies in the running for the five-year, $15 billion Alliant 2 Small...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - “Proposed Information Collection Request; Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212.” Federal Register, July 18, 2017. Retrieved from federalregister.gov. The Veterans'...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On November 21, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and...more
In 2014, the Small Business Administration reported that almost a quarter of approximately $367 billion of eligible funding for small business contracting, or roughly $91.7 billion, was awarded to small businesses as prime...more
False Claims Act - As you know, the False Claims Act suit is brought against a contractor (whether through a whistleblower/relator or by the government alone) and carries very heavy civil and potentially criminal...more
In a matter of keen interest to the small business community, last month the Supreme Court, granted certiorari in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States. The Court’s decision will hopefully bring some closure to the...more
The Government Contracts Quarterly Update is published by BakerHostetler’s Government Contracts Practice Group to inform our clients and friends of the latest developments in federal government contracting. In This...more