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OFAC Enforcement Update: $1.72M Settlement Highlights Screening Gaps in Education, Similar Sectors
On February 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $1.72 million settlement with IMG Academy, LLC (IMG) arising from apparent violations of OFAC’s counternarcotics sanctions program. OFAC is the U.S. government agency
Watch Now | Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Annual Review Webinar
Bass, Berry & Sims released its 14th Annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review in mid-February. As a companion to the Review, hosted a complimentary webinar, which provided an overview and discussion of key focus areas covered in the Review.
Bid Protest Minute: Pricing Narratives Won’t Save You If Rates Look Unrealistic, GAO Says
In T3i, Inc., the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied T3i’s protest after the Air Force excluded T3i’s low-priced, technically acceptable proposal because the agency found 25 of T3i’s 129 unburdened (gross) hourly labor rates unrealistically low. GAO held that the
Bid Protest Minute: GAO Rejects “Should Have Received More Strengths” Protest in $64M Army Task Order Competition
On January 14, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest filed by Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) after the Army issued a task order to360 Patriot Enterprises, LLC (Patriot) for Army National Guard military funeral honors and survivor outreach services.
Bass, Berry & Sims Profiled by Law360 as a Healthcare Practice Group of the Year
SBA Suspends Over 1,000 8(a) Participants After Program-Wide Audit Data Request While DoW Announces Line-By-Line Review of All Small Business Awards Over $20 Million
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended 1,091 participants in the 8(a) Business Development Program after concluding that those firms did not timely submit required documentation in response to SBA’s recent program-wide data request. The suspensions are part of
EEOC Rescinds 2024 Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
On January 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2–1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, No. 915.064 (the 2024 Guidance), an almost 200‑page document that consolidated decades of agency positions and practices for
Export Enforcement Update: EAR99 “In-Country” Transfers Lead to Penalty
On January 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Order resolving allegations that Exyte Management GmbH (Exyte), a Germany-based company, committed 13 violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in China. The violations