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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2024 #5

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/31/2024

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

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/3/2024

FTC Non-Compete Ban Attacked by Businesses: What You Need to Know about the Ban - On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/12/2024

Department of Defense (DOD) Final Rule: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Consolidation of DOD Government Property Clauses - On December 22, 2023, DOD issued a Final Rule amending the DFARS to...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/15/2023

Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM); Amendment - On December 13, the DOD published a proposed rule amending the NISPOM based on public comments...more

Department of Defense is Tackling AI Challenges, Considering Bills of Materials

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/14/2023

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) grows in popularity, discussion of its potential uses and risks is everywhere. The Department of Defense (DoD) is no exception and has been considering how AI development can be helpful or...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/5/2023

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Debt Limit Deal Would Save Feds’ Paychecks, But Freeze Agency Spending - An agreement between the White House and congressional Republicans would bring a spending freeze to federal agencies next...more

True Facts About False Claims: MoFo's FCA Newsletter

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/6/2023

Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more

Congress Passes Bill To Reauthorize SBIR/STTR Programs

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 10/3/2022

As most experts expected, Congress has passed the bill to reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs until September 30, 2025. The bill is now headed for the White House, where the President is expected to sign it into law....more

Privacy Report: FTC Warns Companies to Remediate Log4j Security Vulnerability

ArentFox Schiff on 1/19/2022

FTC Warns Companies to Remediate Log4j Security Vulnerability - Log4j is a ubiquitous piece of software used to record activities in a wide range of systems found in consumer-facing products and services. Recently, a...more

Reporting Cyberattacks: Challenges for US Government Defense Contractors

BakerHostetler on 12/21/2021

A report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Dec. 8, 2021, highlights the complexity surrounding cybersecurity compliance for the Department of Defense (DOD) and its contractors. The GAO’s report...more

GAO Urges Changes As Weapon Systems Cybersecurity Continues To Lag

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 4/12/2021

On March 4, 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published a report titled “Weapon Systems Cybersecurity: Guidance Would Help DOD Programs Better Communicate Requirements to Contractors” (the “Report”).1...more

GAO Highlights Key Tech Security Efforts—and Gaps—at DOD, Confirming Major Government Role

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/25/2021

This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report assessing the Department of Defense’s (DOD) approach to identifying and securing critical technologies. While DOD has been operating programs to...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 25

Jones Day on 4/1/2020

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #5

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/30/2019

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW - Emerging Issues in Native 8(a) Contracting - The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations held a hearing titled, “Native 8(a) Contracting:...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/3/2019

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY - Start Preparing Now for DoD's Upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) - For a while now, we have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on the...more

Department of Defense Issues Final Rule Restricting the Use of LPTA Procurements

Perkins Coie on 10/2/2019

Effective October 1, 2019, a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to limit the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/27/2019

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - GAO Defers to SBA on When Runway Extension Act Applies - Last year, Congress passed—and President Trump signed—the Small Business Runway Extension Act (the "Runway...more

August Cybersecurity Update: Congress Finishes Up NDAA and Continues Work on Cybersecurity Bills

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 8/12/2019

As August recess gets underway for the House and the Senate, ML Strategies has prepared a summary of the status of this summer’s key cybersecurity issues. ML Strategies will continue to track these and other cybersecurity...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - July 2019 #5

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/30/2019

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY - Department of Defense – The DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI) on contractor-owned networks and systems....more

The FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Watch For

Perkins Coie on 7/17/2019

Congress is moving closer toward passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although key differences remain between the House and Senate versions of the bill, the legislation is ultimately...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/20/2019

FALSE CLAIMS ACT / LITIGATION - U.S. Supreme Court – According to Law360, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the “government knowledge” statute of limitations applies in False Claims Act cases regardless of...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/18/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - The Congressional Research Service issued a report providing an overview of small business contracting. The report describes the various federal programs, requirements, procurement officers, and...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/11/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO)...more

GAO Denies Protest Based on Cybersecurity Compliance

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/3/2018

Last month, I blogged about DoD’s draft guidance on how it will evaluate cybersecurity compliance in the award of contracts. The blog is available here. Based on this draft guidance indicating DoD may use cybersecurity...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2018 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/14/2018

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Masstech, Richard Lee, and Arnold Lee to Pay U.S. $1.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Small Business Innovation Research Awards - Columbia-based MassTech,...more

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