BAA
(No Longer) Building a Mystery—Biden Administration Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Implementing BABA Requirements for Infrastructure ProjectsWith Just a Little Ado: Significant Buy American Changes Are Coming Before HalloweenEnhanced Buy American Requirements Coming Soon; Proposed Rule Foretells Big Changes
Buy America
Good Tidings: OMB Wishes Contractors a Happy Holidays with Updated Guidance on Implementation of Build America, Buy America RequirementsBack to School: Time to Study the OMB Final Rule Implementing BABA(No Longer) Building a Mystery—Biden Administration Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Implementing BABA Requirements for Infrastructure Projects
Buy American
(No Longer) Building a Mystery—Biden Administration Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Implementing BABA Requirements for Infrastructure ProjectsWith Just a Little Ado: Significant Buy American Changes Are Coming Before HalloweenEnhanced Buy American Requirements Coming Soon; Proposed Rule Foretells Big Changes
Buy American Act
Good Tidings: OMB Wishes Contractors a Happy Holidays with Updated Guidance on Implementation of Build America, Buy America Requirements(No Longer) Building a Mystery—Biden Administration Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Implementing BABA Requirements for Infrastructure ProjectsLes Misérables — Contractors and Agencies Struggle to Navigate Build America, Buy America Requirements One Year Later
Claims
When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease: Recent CBCA Decision Regarding Improper Default Terminations Provides a Teachable Moment for Every Contractor“Respect My Authority!”—An Important Reminder as DoD Issues an Updated Guidebook for Contracting Officer RepresentativesDoD Braces for Inflation: Guidance for Contractors Battling Rising Costs
Contract Changes
Office Closures and Limited Access: Federal Contractor Considerations When Weathering Potential Political UnrestUpdate on the COVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – The Office of Management and Budget Issues Critical Guidance Regarding Federal Contract PerformanceCOVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – Some Quick Points for Surviving and Thriving in This Unprecedented Environment
Contract Disputes Act
When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease: Recent CBCA Decision Regarding Improper Default Terminations Provides a Teachable Moment for Every ContractorMcCarter Partners Franklin Turner and Alex Major Presented on “Effectively Prosecuting Contract Claims Against the Government” at NHOA Business SummitGovernment Contractors Can Learn From Yogi Berra: Failure to Follow Correct Claim Submission Procedures Results in Jurisdictional Doom
DCAA
2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Were Down by One-Third in 2020. . . and That’s Bad News for Federal ContractorsCybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Version .6: Another Step on the Department of Defense’s Long and Winding Cybersecurity RoadLet Me Clear My Throat: DCAA Course Corrects on “Expressly Unallowable” Costs
Domestic Preference Rules
(No Longer) Building a Mystery—Biden Administration Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Implementing BABA Requirements for Infrastructure ProjectsUpdate on the COVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – The Office of Management and Budget Issues Critical Guidance Regarding Federal Contract PerformanceCOVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – Some Quick Points for Surviving and Thriving in This Unprecedented Environment
Equal Employment Opportunity
Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Employment Decision-MakingUPDATE: New Executive Order and Accompanying OFCCP FAQs Demand Federal Contractors and Grantees Scrutinize All Diversity Workforce TrainingNew Executive Order Demands Federal Contractors and Grantees Scrutinize All Diversity Workforce Training
Infrastructure
Back to School: Time to Study the OMB Final Rule Implementing BABA(No Longer) Building a Mystery—Biden Administration Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Implementing BABA Requirements for Infrastructure ProjectsPLAy Ball! Executive Order Directs Project Labor Agreements for Construction Projects Over $35 Million
M&A
New DOJ Strike Force Targets Collusion in Federal Contract AwardsIntegrating Cybersecurity Into M&A Compliance Reviews: Avoiding Hidden Cyber Risks in the Acquisition of Government ContractorsThe Sword of Damocles Hangs Over Miller Act Sureties and Brokers: Scollick Case Stayed Sixty Days for Mediation, but Outcome Remains Uncertain
NDAA
Bueller ... Bueller ...Bueller: The FAR Council’s Day(s) Off Come to an End with the Long Awaited Implementation of the SBA’s 2016 Revisions to the Limitations on Subcontracting Rule – The Government ContractorHere to Remind You of the Key Provisions of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act – You Oughta Know!The FAR Council’s Second Interim Rule Implementing NDAA Section 889(a)(1)(B): And the Hits Keep Coming!
NHO
Surviving And Thriving In The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program: Maximizing Opportunities For NHOs, ANCs, and TribesDFARS Final Rule Establishes Goal of 15-Day Accelerated Payments for Small Business ContractorsMcCarter Partners Franklin Turner and Alex Major Presented on “Effectively Prosecuting Contract Claims Against the Government” at NHOA Business Summit
Other Transaction Agreements
Here to Remind You of the Key Provisions of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act – You Oughta Know!Update on the COVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – The Office of Management and Budget Issues Critical Guidance Regarding Federal Contract PerformanceCOVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – Some Quick Points for Surviving and Thriving in This Unprecedented Environment
Subcontracts
Antitrust Corporate Compliance Programs: Late 2024 Changes Mean Companies Should Revisit Their Programs Early in 2025Surviving And Thriving In The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program: Maximizing Opportunities For NHOs, ANCs, and TribesThe Whole Buffet: Contractors’ Obligations And Sources’ Rights Under The Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act
Teaming Agreements
Antitrust Corporate Compliance Programs: Late 2024 Changes Mean Companies Should Revisit Their Programs Early in 2025Surviving And Thriving In The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program: Maximizing Opportunities For NHOs, ANCs, and TribesDOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force: Widening Its Stride on Its Third Anniversary