We recently examined four recent Federal Circuit cases that “signal significant changes to long-standing jurisdictional precedent in bid protests and Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claims.”
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DHS Publishes Long-Awaited Final Rule on Controlled Unclassified Information
By Adam Briscoe on
On June 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule to implement security measures that safeguard controlled unclassified information (CUI) from unauthorized access and disclosure and improve incident reporting.
Continue Reading DHS Publishes Long-Awaited Final Rule on Controlled Unclassified InformationUpdated NIST Security Guidelines for Contractors Handling Confidential Unclassified Information
By Adam Briscoe on
Posted in Government Contracts
I recently authored an article for Law360 outlining the set of updated guidelines issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intended to guide government contractors that handle confidential unclassified information (CUI).
Continue Reading Updated NIST Security Guidelines for Contractors Handling Confidential Unclassified InformationSBA Tidies Up 8(a) Rules in Welcomed Final Rule
By Todd Overman on
Effective May 30, 2023, a Small Business Administration (SBA) final rule made some notable changes to SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) program, a valuable resource for those firms owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
Continue Reading SBA Tidies Up 8(a) Rules in Welcomed Final RuleFinal Rule Makes Host of Changes to SBA Regulations
By Todd Overman on
On April 27, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule which, effective May 30, will make a number of changes to the SBA regulations impacting small businesses. The regulations, finalizing the proposed rule issued on September 9, 2022, provide new penalties for noncompliance with the limitations on subcontracting rule, updated joint venture (JV) and size requirements, and changes to the ostensible subcontractor rule. This post dissects the regulations and highlights a few noteworthy changes below.
Continue Reading Final Rule Makes Host of Changes to SBA RegulationsPreventing a Potential Protest/Handling a Federal Contract Protest Once it is Filed
By Todd Overman & Richard Arnholt on
Posted in Bid Protests, Government Contracts
We will join Chuck Jenkins, CEO of CWU, Inc., to present a panel titled “Preventing a Potential Protest/Handling a Federal Contract Protest Once it is Filed” for the FPTAC at the University of South Florida on June 8, 2023.
Continue Reading Preventing a Potential Protest/Handling a Federal Contract Protest Once it is FiledNIST Releases Public Draft of Revised Guidelines Aimed at Helping Contractors Protect Sensitive Information
By Adam Briscoe on
Posted in Cybersecurity, Government Contracts
On May 10, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its initial public draft of SP 800-171, Revision 3, a set of updated guidelines aimed at helping organizations better handle confidential unclassified information (CUI) that resides on non-federal systems.
Continue Reading NIST Releases Public Draft of Revised Guidelines Aimed at Helping Contractors Protect Sensitive InformationSafer Federal Workforce Task Force Effectively Halts Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
By Richard Arnholt & Adam Briscoe on
Posted in COVID-19, Government Contracts
On May 1, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (SFWTF) issued an update that the Biden administration plans to end COVID-19 vaccination mandates established under Executive Orders (EO) 14042 on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors and EO 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees.
Continue Reading Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Effectively Halts Federal Contractor Vaccine MandateNinth Circuit Green Lights Contractor Vaccine Mandate
By Richard Arnholt on
Posted in COVID-19, Government Contracts
On April 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a permanent injunction that had enjoined President Biden’s “Contractor Vaccine Mandate,” taking an expansive view of presidential authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA).
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Green Lights Contractor Vaccine MandateRecent False Claims Act Settlements in Government Contracts Cases
By Charlotte Elam on
The government continues to prioritize fraud involving government contractors, as the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) most recent annual report on civil fraud recovery shows.
Although the majority of government recoveries are related to the healthcare industry, the government still recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in 2022 alone not related to the healthcare industry. Government…