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BuildSmart
New FAR Rule Requires Self-Reporting of Reduced or Untimely Payments to Subcontractors
Bradley attorneys Aron Beezley recently published a Law360 Expert Analysis article on the new changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that impose mandatory reporting requirements on federal prime contractors…
Government Contracts Law
New FAR Changes Incentivize Prime Contractors Not to Be Deadbeats in Meeting Their Payment Obligations to Their Small Business Subcontractors
One common complaint we hear from our subcontractor clients is "HOW CAN WE GET PAID????" Our experience has shown that whether through inadvertence, lack of subcontract management resources – or…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Final FAR Rule on Internal Confidentiality Agreements: Considerations for Contractors Before Employees Sign on the Dotted Line
By Gail D. Zirkelbach, Kris D. Meade, Christine B. Hawes, Jason Crawford, Charles Baek, Jillian Ambrose
On January 13, 2017, the FAR Council released a final rule (available here) that: (1) prohibits agencies from contracting with entities that require employees/subs to sign internal confidentiality agreements or…
GovCon & Trade
The FAR Council Wishes Contractors a Happy New ‘Privacy Training’
The FAR Council issued a final rule on December 20, 2016, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add FAR Subpart 24.3, requiring privacy training for all contractor employees who…
Inside Government Contracts
“Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Final Rule and Guidance Released
By Jennifer Plitsch, Lindsay Burke
Just in time for Labor Day, the Labor Department and FAR Council issued a final rule and accompanying “Guidance” to implement the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
Government Contract Novations – Practical Practices under FAR 42.1204
Novations are the government contracting equivalent of M&A in the private sector – the process through which a government contract can be transferred from one business to another (without violating…
Inside Government Contracts
Proposed Definition of “Recruitment Fees” Published
DoD, GSA, and NASA published a definition of “recruitment fees” for purposes of FAR 52.222-50 in today’s Federal Register. As we have previously discussed, the anti-trafficking requirements in FAR 52.222-50…
HR Law Talk
DEAR Department of Energy M&O Contractors: The FAR Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Requirements Apply To You, Too
The Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed an amendment to the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) that, among other changes, clarifies that FAR Subpart 22.12, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Government Contractors and Their Suppliers
By John Chierichella, Keith Szeliga
Volume II – Obtaining Consent to Assign a Government Contract This posting is the second in a ten-part series on unique issues that arise in the acquisition and disposition of…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Delaware: Two Seminars on the Same Day
On March 9th, 2016, join Maria Panichelli and Amy Kirby for their two seminars, "The Fundamentals of the Far Part 1, 2 and 3," and "Debriefings, Bid Protests and Size Status Eligibility,"as part of…