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Cyber Security Slasher: What’s Lurking in FAR Case 2021-017, Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing Proposed Rule
By Alex Major
The Proposed Rule behind FAR Case 2021-017 may strike fear into the hearts of many contractors, as it implements new recommendations regarding cybersecurity reporting obligations. Alex Major highlights the necessary…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
DOE Class Deviation Softens FAR Requirement for Continuous SAM Registration
By Rob Sneckenberg, Stephanie Crawford, Issac Schabes
On September 6, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Class Deviation removing the FAR 52.204-7 requirement that a contractor maintain its System for Award Management (SAM) registration for the entire time from…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
May 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes: TikTok, Artificial Intelligence, SAM
This week's episode covers the interim FAR provision that prohibits the presence or use of TikTok on certain types of contractor IT, the updated version of the National Artificial Intelligence…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
March 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with…
Inside Government Contracts
New FAR Provision Aims to Encourage Communication Between Government and Industry
By Kayleigh Scalzo, Jay Carey, Michael Wagner
On December 1, 2022, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA published a final rule addressing “Effective Communication Between Government and Industry,” which is aimed at “encourag[ing] communication…
Inside Government Contracts
New Law Increases Government Scrutiny of Contractor Compliance with Anti-Trafficking Provisions
President Biden recently signed bipartisan legislation reinforcing anti-human trafficking prohibitions. The End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022 builds on the existing anti-human trafficking framework at Federal Acquisition…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
DoD Issues Class Deviation For Small Business Joint Venture Offerors Until SAM Is Updated to Account for Recent FAR Revisions
By Olivia Lynch, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Zachary Schroeder
On October 26, 2022, the Department of Defense published a class deviation establishing alternative procedures for verifying the small business size and status of joint venture offerors. This class deviation is necessary…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
FAR Updated to Reflect Revised SBA Regulations
By Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Zachary Schroeder
On September 23, 2022, the FAR Council issued a number of final rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to reflect changes previously implemented by the Small Business Administration (SBA)…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
FOUR ELEMENTS TO PROVE TYPE 1 DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS CLAIM
There are two types of differing site conditions claims. A Type 1 claim and a Type 2 claim. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) describes these claims, which are often described…