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
This small law firm has a BIG niche blog that brings in the clients - Legally Contented podcast
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
Last night, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act (BIOSECURE or the Act) by a bipartisan vote of 306 to 81. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology...more
On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate contractual requirements related to the Cybersecurity...more
U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest recently highlighted the severity of fraud by government contractors and subcontractors, emphasizing the importance of upholding the integrity of government procurement programs. These remarks...more
When hackers gain access to a subcontractor’s information systems and divert the prime contractor’s payment to themselves instead of to the subcontractor, does the prime contractor still have to pay the subcontractor?...more
On May 3, 2024, the FAR Council published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Advanced Notice”) seeking to implement Section 5949 of the James M. Inohfe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023...more
If you happen to be a government contractor and are contemplating additions to your Summer reading list, consider adding the FAR Council’s May 3, 2024 advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) to the mix. The ANPR,...more
On May 3, the Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that would prohibit executive...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council), the body charged with drafting the regulations affecting government contracts, recently released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking outlining how it will...more
Earlier this month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement parts of Section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement parts of Section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more
Semiconductor Supply Chain Update - FAR Council Released Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Suppliers of semiconductors to the government beware. The FAR Council released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
As we have previously emphasized, businesses of all sizes and in all sectors should tune into sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regardless of the status of U.S. regulatory frameworks mandating ESG...more
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to maximize...more
On April 1, 2024, the FAR Council published a new Final Rule that establishes FAR Part 40 – but without any new provisions of substance. This Final Rule becomes effective on May 1, 2024. Subsequently, the FAR Council...more
On April 1, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a Final Rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to...more
In the wake of the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, businesses that rely on the Port of Baltimore (“Port”) are grappling with impacts to their contracts and supply chains. The Port suspended waterway traffic until...more
The BIOSECURE Act would prohibit federal agencies from contracting with, extending loans to, or awarding grants to, any company with existing or pending agreements with identified biotechnology companies. This limits funding...more
In 2024 the White House continues to place an emphasis on the U.S. Government’s longstanding domestic purchase preferences. The latest update implementing the domestic purchase preference is the Department of Defense’s Final...more
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14005, “Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers.” The order contemplated a series of actions to maximize consumption of domestic...more
With ever-increasing threats from the Chinese Communist Party, recently exposed vulnerabilities in the United States' supply chain and decades of outsourcing that has left the defense and industrial base vulnerable, there is...more
The rule conforms applicable DFARS clauses to the final FAR rule that was published on March 7, 2022. Contractors must comply with increasing U.S. and qualifying country content thresholds for manufactured end products—65...more
We continue to track developments affecting government contractor cybersecurity and supply chains, as the federal government churns out proposals and rules. Wiley’s supply chain, cyber, government contracts, and national...more
As a lawyer working in a firm with a sophisticated legal team providing robust regulatory, government contract, and cybersecurity services, our Christmas present and holiday reading arrived early with the publication of the...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 into law after bipartisan congressional majorities approved the bill earlier in the month. The annual bill authorizes...more
The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes numerous provisions relevant to government contractors in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, supply chain concerns related to...more