Podcast - Discussing a DOJ Lawsuit Under the Civil-Fraud Initiative
Defense Dynamics: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape for the National Security Sector
DE Talk | If It’s Not in Writing, It Never Happened: Applicant Tracking & Recordkeeping Strategies to Ensure OFCCP Compliance
Podcast - Cybersecurity Roundup: Analyzing New and Proposed Rules for Contractors
Understanding FOCI Mitigation
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 28: Construction Compliance with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
False Claims Act Insights - If Everything Matters, Nothing Does: Parsing Materiality in FCA Disputes
Build America Buy America What is it? How to qualify.
Podcast - Navigating M&A Due Diligence: Safeguarding Security Clearances
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 26: Compensation Compliance with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
DE Under 3: Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools
An In-Depth Overview of the DCSA
Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
DE Under 3: Retirement of “Chevron Doctrine” Exposed Vulnerability of OFCCP’s Overreaching Interpretations of Some of its Rules
Legal Alert | Reign It In: Federal Court Enjoins DOL's Expansion of Davis-Bacon Coverage
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 3: Claims and Investigations
DE Under 3: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 1: Gov. Contracts and Cybersecurity
DE Under 3: OFCCP’s New Revisions & Additions to its Construction Contractor Compliance Audit Tools
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Second Chance Initiatives: Hiring Workers with Criminal Histories
SBA Proposed Changes to 8(a) Program Impacts Applicants and Participants - As PilieroMazza noted recently here, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government...more
Last October, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council proposed two new rules, one of which that will influence cyber incident response practices. The scope is limited as it only applies to federal government...more
In an era where digital threats are ever-evolving, ensuring the security of sensitive government data is paramount, especially for government contractors working on defense contracts. Join PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba and Daniel...more
In 2024, businesses will continue to face an evolving landscape of cyber threats, along with an increasingly complex regulatory environment. With heightened scrutiny from regulators, consumers, and investors, the need to...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
Our initial thoughts on the Biden Executive Order first appeared on WilmerHale’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Blog the day that the Executive Order was released. On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued its...more
On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued the groundbreaking Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Order), which sets in motion a comprehensive...more
The Biden administration issued a widely anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (“AI”) earlier this week. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence...more
President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed an expansive, 111-page Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (EO) in response to the administration's growing concerns...more
On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two long-awaited proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity stemming from the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order from May 2021 (Executive Order 14028)....more
Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. President Signs Fiscal Responsibility Act Suspending Debt Ceiling: The...more
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
Notable Updates - Biden Administration Ends Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate - On May 9, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order revoking his prior executive orders requiring vaccination of federal employees (EO...more
Crackdown on Pandemic Fraud: Impact on Small Business Government Contractors - On March 2, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden intends to ask Congress for $1.6 billion to combat ongoing fraud related to...more
LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION - The FCA at the Supreme Court, Part 2 of 4: Addressing the Standard for Knowingly Submitting a False Claim - The False Claims Act (FCA) is seeing quite a bit of action at the Supreme...more
In January, the OMB implemented the following new policies designed to strengthen the federal contracting system. On January 10, 2023, the OMB issued a memorandum on the subject of Strengthening Support for Federal...more
The Biden Administration released its Fall 2022 regulatory agenda (Regulatory Agenda) on Jan. 4, 2023. In it, the administration outlined regulations aimed at cybersecurity requirements for government contractors, the...more
On September 14, 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued much-anticipated guidance on the implementation of Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) requirements for contractors (The “Guidance Memo”)...more
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
Thus far in 2022, the Biden administration has focused on a number of key areas as they relate to government contractors. Join attorneys from Venable's Government Contracts Group for a discussion of key developments in...more
Memorandum of Understanding Between DOJ and the NLRB - The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the National Labor Relations Board signed a memorandum of understanding with the goal of better protecting competitive...more
Join the only leading event for defense, aerospace, and other government contractors & industry experts working in procurement, government compliance, cost pricing, and audit this June in Arlington, VA....more
Cyber whistleblowing is the newest and hottest area of exposure for organizations. All government contractors and grant recipients must develop an understanding of the use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to address...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - House Passes Sweeping $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill - The Hill reported that the House passed a sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the government, hours after lawmakers...more
DOJ Recovers Over $5.6 Billion From Fraud and False Claims Act Matters in FY 2021: 6 Key Takeaways - On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had recovered more than $5.6 billion in Fiscal...more