Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
DE Under 3: FAR Council Seeks to Require Federal Contractors to Report First-Tier Subcontractor Information, Including Potentially Executive Compensation Data
New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors
Recent Bid Protest Decisions Reshape Strategies for Future Government Contractor Success
DE Under 3: FAR Council's Latest Proposed Rule & OFCCP's 10 New FAQs on Compensation History
Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: The Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule
DE Under 3: FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”
DE Under 3: FAR Council Issued Final Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
Intellectual Property In Department of Defense Contracting
Podcast - Navigating the TikTok Ban: Implications for Government Contractors
[Podcast] TikTok off the Clock: Navigating the TikTok Ban on Devices for Government Contractors
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Clocking in with PilieroMazza: #LNE4GovCons: FAR Clause Bans TikTok on Federal Contractor Devices
DE Under 3: President Biden Issued "Modernizing Regulatory Review" Executive Order
Overcoming the Inflation Crisis: The Ins and Outs of Inflation Relief for DOD Contractors
Additional Compensation from the Government: A Brief Comparison of REAs and Claims
Podcast Series: Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting: Labor and Employment Issues Unique to Government Contractors
Buy American: What Government Contractors Need to Know
Bid Protest: LPTAs - Are They Still Okay? - Webinar
As we discussed in a prior Alert, parties buying or selling a business must consider how to properly transfer the seller’s contracts to the buyer. Part 42 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) addresses the contract...more
Is it finally time to fix the outdated, incomplete, and often misunderstood novation regulations? Maybe. On April 5, 2024, the FAR Council released a Notice and Request for Comments requesting comments from federal...more
A unique aspect of doing business with the federal government is the built-in limits on a contractor’s right to assign the contract or the right to payment under the contract to third parties. The Anti-Assignment Act (41...more
Contract review is one of the most onerous (and important) processes in any due diligence process when buying or selling a company. We all know that those contracts are the backbone of many businesses- they document the...more
Recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) protest decision on standing holds key implications for government contract asset deals. GAO held that contractor who had sold relevant contract assets to another company...more
Over the past year, there has been a tremendous amount of merger and acquisition activity, and the government contracting industry has been no exception. Along with the traditional concerns involved in the M&A world,...more
Government contractors, so long as consistent with statute and regulation, should coordinate with the government regarding novation issues to best position themselves for acceptance of proposed novations....more
Volume X – Accounting for the Cost of Business Combinations Under Government Contracts - Mergers and acquisitions create additional costs and complex accounting issues for government contractors. There are fees for...more
This posting is the second in a ten-part series on unique issues that arise in the acquisition and disposition of a company that performs government contracts or subcontracts. Part 1 focused on the types of deal structures...more
In this presentation: - What is novation and what is required to effectuate such a transaction? - When are novations necessary and when can they be avoided? - What impact will a novation have on your...more