January 31, 2017 Accelerated Small Business Subcontractor Payments Extended To December 31, 2017 Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Korprince, January 12, 2017 The government’s policy encouraging prompt payment to small business subcontractors has been extended to December 31, 2017. In a Memorandum … Continued
January 30, 2017 WOSB Certification Errors Lead to Size Protest Source: Fox Rothschild LLP, The Federal Government Contracts and Procurement Blog, Nicholas T. Solosky, January 27, 2017 Small business owners need to be aware of the simple, proactive measures that … Continued
January 27, 2017 New FAR Rule Restricts Employee Confidentiality Agreements Source: SmallGovCon, Ian Patterson, January 24, 2017 The FAR Council has added a new provision to the FAR to restrict the permissible terms of employee confidentiality agreements. Effective January 19, … Continued
January 26, 2017 SBA To Provide Strategy For Small Businesses To Improve Cybersecurity Source: SmallGovCon, Matthew Moriarty, January 20, 2017 By the middle of this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration should have a strategy in place to assist small … Continued
January 23, 2017 Construction Company Owner, Kansas City Veteran Indicted in ‘Rent-a-Vet’ Scheme Source: Kansas City infoZine, Staff, January 14, 2017 The former owner of a local construction company and a Kansas City, MO veteran were indicted by a federal … Continued
January 20, 2017 New Federal Acquisition Regulation Rule – Reporting Reduced or Untimely Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Source: JD Supra Business Advisor, Jeffrey Gallant, January 12, 2017 The FAR Council has issued a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition … Continued
January 18, 2017 Why Procurement Officials Shouldn’t Fear Debriefings Source: Nextgov, Mohana Ravindranath, January 5, 2017 The White House has a strong message for the government’s buying officials: talk to the companies that bid on a contract about why they … Continued
January 17, 2017 To Keep Winning Federal Contracts, Small Businesses Say They Have to Spend More Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, January 5, 2017 Small businesses upped their efforts to bid on federal contracts, reporting a 72 percent increase … Continued
January 13, 2017 DBE Contracting Opportunities under the Trump Administration Source: JD Supra Business Advisor, Tony Franco, January 6, 2017 With President-elect Trump’s promise to turn America’s crumbling infrastructure into an opportunity for accelerated economic growth, there are likely to … Continued
January 12, 2017 SBA Corrects Discrepancy in Small Business Joint Venture Rules Source: JD Supra Business Advisor, Megan Connor, January 9, 2017 On December 23, 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a technical correction to its July 25, … Continued
