With the change in administration, government contractors should anticipate increased scrutiny of their pay practices. President Biden signaled heightened pay equity enforcement on his first day in office by appointing Jenny Yang the Director of the Office of Federal Contract
Government Contracting Matters
Government Contracts & Investigations
Government Contracting Matters, published by Stinson LLP, focuses on legal issues related to government procurement and contracting. The blog covers topics such as federal acquisition regulations, compliance with statutes like the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, government shutdown impacts on contracts, procurement consolidation initiatives, and environmental policy considerations affecting government projects. It also addresses tax incentives and regulatory developments relevant to government contractors, including those in renewable energy and biofuels sectors. The blog provides updates on court decisions, executive orders, and administrative guidance that influence government contracting practices and compliance obligations.
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Continuing Developments on the Supply Chain Front
By Eric Whytsell & Susan Ebner
Recent weeks have brought news on multiple fronts regarding supply chain risks and actions in response thereto:
Commerce ICTS Regulations to Go Into Effect; Chinese ICTS Companies, Products and Services in the Headlights
The Trump Administration rolled out regulations to…
Protests Alleging an Unmitigated OCI Must Present “Hard Facts” Even When the Awardee Is the Incumbent
When an agency makes an award to the incumbent, the disappointed offerors often believe that the incumbent’s performance of the previous contract must have given it an impermissible leg up on the competition in the form of an organizational conflict…
DIB Take Note: SolarWinds Hack and DHS CISA Emergency Directive on Cyber Vulnerabilities Point to the Need to be Prepared for APTs
By Susan Ebner
If you don’t know about SolarWinds, then you haven’t been reading the news for the past six months. Last October 2020, it was reported that a widely-used networking tool that helps companies in the public and private sectors manage their…
Paycheck Protection Program – What Has Changed?
Previously we reported on the various types of loan relief available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law on March 27, 2020. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), implemented by the Small Business Administration (SBA),…
Record Breaking Number of Executive Orders Issued in First Week
By Susan Ebner
President Biden entered office on January 20, 2021, without the usual parades, inaugural balls, and so forth that are the hallmarks of the establishment of a new administration. Typically only a few Executive Orders are issued in the early days…
DoD COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Seeks Wider Distribution of Vaccine to Government Contractor Employees to Secure the DIB – Contractors Take Note!
By Susan Ebner
As government contractors, you have been caught between the Scylla and Charybdis of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the one hand, you have been required to continue to perform your government contracts to ensure the safety and protection of the nation…
GSA Removes All But DoD-Approved Drones from MAS Contracts
In a move that has been expected for some time, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced on January 12, 2021 that it will remove all drones (as defined by 49 U.S.C. Ch. 448) from Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts, except…
Don’t Wait Too Long to Bring Your Protest or You’ll Miss Your Opportunity!
By Susan Ebner
Pre-award protests can be tricky. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has jurisdiction to hear timely bid protests by interested parties regarding violations of procurement law or regulation. Under GAO rules, a pre-award protest challenging improprieties in a solicitation must…
Happy New Year!
By Susan Ebner
The New Year is fast approaching, and this week the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law. The Act includes appropriations provisions for the Executive branch agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior, Labor, Health…