December 30, 2016 New FAR Provisions Require Contractor Privacy Training Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, December 21, 2016 The FAR Council has published a final rule to require that certain contractor employees complete privacy training. The final rule requires privacy training … Continued
December 28, 2016 Contractor Wins Claim for Additional Costs After Partial Termination by Government Source: Fox Rothschild LLP, The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog, Nicholas T. Solosky, December 20, 2016 It is common for government contractors to file claims … Continued
December 27, 2016 GSA Uses Final Weeks Under Obama to Advance Shared Services, Category Management Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, December 8, 2016 With the transition to a Trump administration well under way, the General Services Administration is moving … Continued
December 23, 2016 Compliance with Export Controls Can Be Essential to Winning Government Contracts Source: Jones Day, D. Grayson Yeargin, Cheris J. Owen, November 2016 An August 2016 bid protest decision highlights the importance of government contractors having, and being … Continued
December 22, 2016 Should I File a Claim or an REA on my Government Contract? Source: Fox Rothschild LLP, Nicholas T. Solosky, November 2, 2016 Government contractors are frequently faced with the situation where they are owed additional time or … Continued
December 20, 2016 2017 NDAA Increases DoD’s Micro-Purchase Threshold To $5,000 Source: SmallCovCon, Matthew Moriarty, December 9, 2016 The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act will increase the DoD’s micro-purchase threshold to $5,000. Under the conference bill recently approved by both … Continued
December 16, 2016 New FAR Rule Encourages “Constructive Exchanges” between Federal Agencies and Contractors Source: Covington Inside Government Contracts, Alex Sarria and Brandon Myers, December 6, 2016 On November 29, 2016, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the … Continued
December 15, 2016 Still Overdue: Answers from OMB on Paperwork Reduction Requirements Source: House Small Business Committee, Press Release, December 5, 2016 Chairmen Ask Why Agency Failed to Issue Required Reports Two Years in a Row House Small Business Committee … Continued
December 13, 2016 Senate backs down from attempt to restrain bid protests, but wants more data Source: Federal News Radio, Jared Serbu, December 5, 2016 Advocates and defenders of the federal bid protest process received some welcome news last week … Continued
December 12, 2016 Businesses Controlled By Brothers Were Presumed Affiliated, Says SBA Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, November 28, 2016 Businesses controlled by brothers were presumed affiliated under the SBA’s affiliation rules. In a recent size determination, the SBA Office of … Continued
