October 14, 2016 Contractors Group Files Suit Against ‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces’ Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, October 11, 2016 President Obama’s long-controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule—set to take effect Oct. 25—is being challenged in district … Continued
October 13, 2016 Where Are All the Startups? Source: Defense One, Caroline Houck, October 3, 2016 Pentagon leaders regularly tout Silicon Valley innovation, but entrepreneurs seem largely absent from the largest defense industry events Wander the exhibit floors of the … Continued
October 12, 2016 Changing the Role of Contract Managers Source: Federal Times, Michael P, Fischetti,NCMA, September 26, 2016 The role of today’s “contract manager” continues to change. How and why it is doing so depends on one’s perspective, but from … Continued
October 11, 2016 SDVOSB & 8(a) Fraud: Prison Sentences Handed Down Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, October 7, 2016 A North Carolina couple is heading to prison after being convicted of defrauding the SDVOSB and 8(a) Programs. According to a Department … Continued
October 10, 2016 SBA adds 2,015 HUBZones, including 516 in Puerto Rico Source: Set-Aside ALERT, Alice Lipowicz, September 23, 2016 The Small Business Administration removed what it said was an unnecessary requirement in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program, … Continued
October 7, 2016 Justice Department Grantee Faulted for Sole Source Youth Mentoring Contracts Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, September 23, 2016 In allocating more than $200 million in grant money aimed at mentoring Indian tribal youth, Justice Department grantees … Continued
October 6, 2016 Near….. FAR…. Wherever you are – iBook FAR now available Source: FarNews, GSA, October 4, 2016 The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) made history today by releasing the first ever iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation … Continued
October 6, 2016 Updates for Accessing the System for Award Management (SAM) Source: US GSA, October 5, 2016 In January 2016, Microsoft announced that Internet Explorer 7 and 8 (IE7 & IE8) will no longer be supported. Security updates, non-security updates, … Continued
October 5, 2016 SBA to Start Accepting Mentor-Protégé Applications Source: JD Supra Business Advisor, Anne Marie Tavella, September 30, 2016 On Oct.1, 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) will begin accepting applications for the new All Small Mentor-Protégé Program. This … Continued
October 4, 2016 Federal Contractors Must Give Paid Leave Under Final Rule Source: Bloomburg BNA, Ben Penn, September 30, 2016 Paid sick leave must be provided to employees on federal contracts awarded starting Jan. 1, 2017, under a new final … Continued
