The Department of Defense has initiated a far-reaching transformation of its civilian workforce through the Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative, formalized in the Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum...more
In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice has ramped up its examination of cybersecurity compliance among federal contractors, with a particular focus on academic institutions....more
On May 30, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published a Proposed Rule to establish a Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.
The Proposed Rule would benefit contractors that are...more
In early 2023, we issued a client alert reminding clients that they had until March 3, 2023 to file objections to the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was submitted to the...more
1/30/2024
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Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014
Aerospace, defense, and security businesses are subject to a myriad of regulations and operational requirements that are constantly changing. These include things like SBA rules for credit for small businesses and...more
1/29/2024
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Multiple Award Contracts ,
NDAA ,
New Guidance ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Over-Time ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program on December 1, 2023 for patent applications for processes or apparatuses for manufacturing semiconductor devices. Applications...more
The continued operation of the U.S. Government depends on an annual cycle of the House, Senate, and President agreeing on spending. The President submits the annual budget request to Congress, the House and Senate each work...more
On January 17, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced that it had obtained another in a recent string of guilty pleas as a result of investigations into government contracting by the Procurement...more
1/20/2023
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Bid Rigging ,
Biden Administration ,
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Criminal Prosecution ,
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DOJ Strike Force ,
Ethics ,
Executive Orders ,
FBI ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Suspensions & Debarments
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a far-reaching rule that, if adopted, would ban employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers. A non-compete clause is a contractual term between an...more
1/9/2023
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Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Section 5 ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms ,
Unfair Competition
Companies providing software to the federal government need to be prepared to attest that their software is NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)-compliant within the coming year. On September 14, 2022, the...more