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On January 1, 2023, the minimum wage for government contractors under Executive Order 14026 increased from $15.00 per hour to $16.20 per hour. We wrote about Executive Order 14026 and its requirements previously here. There continues to be confusion as to when …
FBI Warns of Ransomware ‘Gang’ Targeting Companies with Infected Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices Companies in the defense, insurance, and transportation sectors are reporting cyberattacks from a criminal hacking group known as FIN 7, aimed at deploying malware into …
Dec.20.2021 On Friday evening, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided in a split decision (2-1) to allow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to resume enforcing its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) …
A new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center, Goldman Sachs and Center Forward is calling on Congress to re- form small business federal contracting with a series of 18 actions, possibly to be included in the Small Business Administration reauthorization …
Joint ventures and small business subcontracting are two issues near and dear to the hearts of many small business federal contractors. Well, the Federal Acquisition Regulation will soon be updated with respect to both of these topics. The new rules …
The Department of Defense recently announced that contractors who provide products and services for the defense supply chain will be required to comply with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process beginning in 2020. This new security standard is designed …
The Energy Dept. recently issued a class deviation allowing any small business to be eligible to be a protege in the DOE mentor-protege program. Previously, proteges had to be 8(a) firms, other small disadvantaged, Historically-Black Colleges or other minority institutions …
Congress may need to rethink the government’s small business procurement goals at some point, but meanwhile the goals serve as a reasonable indication of how small firms are faring in the federal market. That is the conclusion of a recent broad-ranging …
As of January PPIRS (Past Performance Information Retrieval System), the site for capturing performance, was merged into CPARS (Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System). To access evaluations, contractors must have an active account in the System for Award Management (SAM) and …
Under Executive Order 13658, the minimum wage rate for covered federal contracts increased to $10.60 per hour as of Jan. 1. In addition, tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts generally must be paid a minimum …
The SBA uses small business set-asides to help small businesses get a fair share of government property sales and leases. Set-asides limit bidding on the products exclusively to small businesses first. That way, small businesses get a chance to bid with …
Did you know the 2018 NDAA increases several threshold limits? For example, the bill raises the simplified acquisition threshold for the DoD acquisitions to $250,000. In addition, the threshold for requiring contractors to submit cost or pricing data – when such submission is …
The General Services Administration is testing a beta version of the System for Award Management website at beta.SAM.gov. The beta version is live and inviting public feedback. It will be operating online, concurrent with the original SAM.gov, while the GSA continues to add …
The 2017 Hurricane Season got off to a roaring start with the record-shattering flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf Coast and with potential high winds blowing in from Hurricane Irma along the East Coast. President Trump has asked …
The Government Accountability Office released a 66-page report that dives into the state of federal contracting and where those federal dollars are being spent. The report is titled “Contracting Data Analysis: Assessment of Government-wide Trends” and can be found here.
Congress approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2017 with 17 provisions affecting small business federal contracting. Only one provision–affecting the Veterans Affairs Dept. and Small Business Administration roles in overseeing veteran-owned contractors–is likely to have significant impact (click …
Did you know that state and local government agencies, housing authorities, and tribal governments can purchase through GSA Schedules? That includes Schedule 70 for IT and Schedule 84 for law enforcement and security products and services. Even federal contractors are …
A contractor’s “Past Performance” is one of the major factors evaluated in awarding government contracts. When bidding on a contract, a company must demonstrate that it has successfully performed that type of work before. Strong past performance can be a …
A Marijuana-Free Workplace! Wednesday, June 22 from 11:45 am to 1:15 pm Marijuana has been legalized in Alaska for recreational and medicinal purposes, but what does this mean for you as an employer or employee? What are your responsibilities and requirements as an employer …