7(a) Loan Approval for Borrowers with Unresolved COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Compliance Issues: On May 21, SBA’s OIG issued an inspection report assessing SBA’s 7(a) loan approval process for borrowers with unresolved pandemic...more
Many solicitations for government contracts provide prospective contractors with the opportunity to ask questions. In some instances, the government’s answers to those questions create additional questions. When that’s the...more
Department of Labor (DOL) Announces Final Rule to Modernize Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) -
The DOL announced the issuance of the final rule “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation” to update regulations that...more
8/17/2023
/ Bid Protests ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
SBA ,
Ukraine
As the federal government’s fiscal year draws to a close, we expect to see an increase in agencies awarding contracts and contractors protesting those awards. A bid protest is a significant event for any government...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
2022 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors -
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its 2022 Bid Protest Annual Report (Report), which...more
12/7/2022
/ Bid Protests ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FCC ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NDAA ,
NLRB ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its 2022 Bid Protest Annual Report (Report), which reviews statistics compiled from the cases brought before the agency, including protests, cost claims, and...more