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
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 ProjectsLes Misérables — Contractors and Agencies Struggle to Navigate Build America, Buy America Requirements One Year Later
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
(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 LaterWith Just a Little Ado: Significant Buy American Changes Are Coming Before Halloween
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
Commercial Items
Here to Remind You of the Key Provisions of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act – You Oughta Know!FEMA Opens a Door and Closes a Window: A Primer on FEMA’s Broad Efforts to Obtain and Retain Medical Supplies to Combat COVID-19Commerciality in the Time of Coronavirus—DCMA Issues New Class Commercial Item Determination and Guidance
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
Federal Contractors
No Harm, No Fraud: The Supreme Court Narrows the Application of the Wire Fraud Statute and Unanimously Overrules the “Right to Control” TheoryAn Inconvenient Requirement: New Proposed Rule Would Require Federal Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas EmissionsJuneteenth Is Fast Approaching: Time to Check and Confirm Your Contractual Fringe Benefit Obligations for Paid Holidays
Federal Government
An Inconvenient Requirement: New Proposed Rule Would Require Federal Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas EmissionsWith Just a Little Ado: Significant Buy American Changes Are Coming Before HalloweenBroad Categories of Employees of Federal Contractors Now Required to Be Fully Vaccinated by December 8–Law360
Government Contracts Regulatory Compliance
TikTok Dances Off of Contractor IT Devices—Interim Rule Prohibits ByteDance Limited ApplicationsOstensible Clarity: SBA Rule Addresses Ostensible Subcontractor Rule in General Construction Contracts and DoverStaffing FactorsBueller ... 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 Contractor
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
Labor
PLAy Ball! Executive Order Directs Project Labor Agreements for Construction Projects Over $35 MillionThe Compliance Deadline for OSHA’s COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard Is Here. Are You Ready?Raising the Wage: Biden-Harris Administration Dramatically Increases Minimum Wage for Federal Government Contractors
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
DFARS 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 SummitAlutiiq False Claims Act Settlement Highlights Significant Government Contract Compliance Risks for Tribal, NHO, and ANC 8(a) Subsidiaries
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
Protests
The GAO Sustains Protest Based on Awardee’s Organizational Conflicts of Interest—An Important Lesson for All ContractorsRecent GAO Decision Demonstrates the Utility of Pre-Award ProtestsDear Magic 8-Ball—Should I Protest? Critical Protest Implications Following the Federal Circuit’s Expansion of Blue & Gold’s Waiver Rule in Inserso
Regulations
TikTok Dances Off of Contractor IT Devices—Interim Rule Prohibits ByteDance Limited ApplicationsOstensible Clarity: SBA Rule Addresses Ostensible Subcontractor Rule in General Construction Contracts and DoverStaffing FactorsSmall Business Contractors Rejoice or Repent: Final SBA Rule Adds Teeth to 13 CFR 125.6 Subcontracting Limitations
Subcontracts
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 ContractorThe Sword of Damocles Hangs Over Miller Act Sureties and Brokers: Scollick Case Stayed Sixty Days for Mediation, but Outcome Remains UncertainKnow Your Supplier: Effective August 13, 2019, Certain Chinese Telecoms Banned From Federal Procurement
Uncategorized
TikTok Dances Off of Contractor IT Devices—Interim Rule Prohibits ByteDance Limited ApplicationsSometimes Post-Proposal Communications Are More Than Sweet Nothings …What Every Federal Contractor Should Know About the FTC’s Proposed Rule to Void Noncompete Agreements Nationwide—and What to Do About It