You are reading the May 2023 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.
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Updated NIST Security Guidelines for Contractors Handling Confidential Unclassified Information
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
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 RuleUpdates to FCPA and Impact for Healthcare Companies
We co-authored an article for Compliance Today with Channing Landreth, the associate vice president and managing counsel at Labcorp, to summarize how recent developments related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) impact healthcare companies.
Continue Reading Updates to FCPA and Impact for Healthcare CompaniesFinal Rule Makes Host of Changes to SBA Regulations
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 RegulationsInternational Trade Enforcement Roundup – April 2023 Update
You are reading the April 2023 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.
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Preventing a Potential Protest/Handling a Federal Contract Protest Once it is Filed
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
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
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 MandateFCPA Enforcement: New Corporate Enforcement Policy, Aggressive Enforcement, and Lessons Learned From Recent Resolutions
Please join us for a lively and timely discussion of recent FCPA enforcement activity on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 1pm ET/12pm CT.Continue Reading FCPA Enforcement: New Corporate Enforcement Policy, Aggressive Enforcement, and Lessons Learned From Recent Resolutions