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Government Contracts Legal Forum
FAPIIS — Significant New Disclosure Requirements (And Many Unanswered Questions)
Tomorrow – April 22, 2010 – is the effective date of the final FAR Rule (.pdf) implementing the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, known as FAPIIS. If the expected value…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Court of Appeals Finds That R&D Costs Not Explicitly Required By A Contract Qualify As IR&D
By Anne B. Perry A controversy with a more than 35 year life has finally been addressed by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – and in…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Expanded Definition of Allowable IR&D Costs
The Federal Circuit in its March 19, 2010 decision in ATK Thiokol, Inc. v. United States (.PDF), expanded the definition of allowable Independent Research and Development (IR&D) costs. Now, research…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Six Questions To Ask In Figuring Out Whether The Recovery Act Buy American Requirement Applies To You
Nearly one year ago on February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5), more commonly known as the…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
ABA Publishes Guide To Mandatory Disclosure Rule
Following the publication of the FAR’s Mandatory Disclosure Rule in late 2008, the Public Contracts Section of the American Bar Association organized a Task Force of leading Government contracts attorneys,…
Employment Law Watch
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mandates Use of E-Verify for All Employees Performing Work on Government Contracts
This post was written by Irene M. Recio and Lorraine M. Campos. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) provision requiring Federal contractors to use the E-Verify System became effective on September…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Department of Justice Adds Teeth to Current Contractor Ethics Rules
This has been a banner year for ethics in government contracting. This intense focus on integrity and honesty in business is evident in the evolution of the rules of the game-the…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Contractors Now Required to Prepare a Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and to Implement Internal Controls and Ethics Training
We published an article on March 5, 2007, reporting a proposed amendment to the FAR that would require government contractors to prepare a Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. On…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Code of Ethics and Internal Training Program May Soon be Required for Contractors Receiving Awards in Excess of $5 Million
A proposed amendment to the FAR was published in the Federal Register on February 16, 2007 to address Contractor Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. FAR 3.101, Standards of Conduct,…