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DOJ Resumes FCPA Enforcement, Announces GuidelinesAnti-Money Laundering Update: California Card Club Clubbed by FinCEN for AML Violations Bid Protest Minute Bid Protest Minute: Insufficient Funds are Grounds to CancelSmall Business Size Protest Minute: The Ostensible Subcontractor Exception that (Almost) Swallowed the RuleBid Protest Minute: Bidder’s Responsibility to Submit Well-Drafted Proposal Bid Protests Legal/Legislative Update at the GWSCPA 2025 Government Contracting ConferenceFAR Final Rule Clarifies SAM RegistrationBid Protest Minute: Insufficient Funds are Grounds to Cancel CFIUS 2020 Deal Dismantled for National Security ReasonsCFIUS and President Trump Force Unwinding of 2020 Acquisition of Jupiter Systems, LLCAmerica First Investment Policy Sets Sights on China Claims Preparing for the Unexpected: Legal and Strategic Considerations in Federal Contract and Grant TerminationsFalse Claims Act Gives Broad Dismissal Authority to Government, District Judge SaysJudge Denies Government’s Motion to Stay Injunction of Anti-DEI Executive Orders Commercial Items Did the Federal Circuit Just Eliminate Commercial Services?Heightened Buy American Act Requirements Are Here and More Are on the Way Compliance UPDATE: BIS Affiliates Rule Suspended for One Year Following U.S.-ChinaBIS Closes Loophole: New Rule Expands Export Controls to Affiliates of Listed EntitiesLegal/Legislative Update at the GWSCPA 2025 Government Contracting Conference Construction Register Now: The Rules and Risks of Federal Grant-Funded Construction WebinarFirst CHIPS Opportunity Lays Out Requirements and Application Process Advancing the “Made-in-America” Movement COVID-19 Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Effectively Halts Federal Contractor Vaccine MandateNinth Circuit Green Lights Contractor Vaccine MandateDOJ’s Quixotic Defense of the Vaccine Mandate May Undermine Presidential Authority Cybersecurity FAR Agenda Narrows, with CUI and OCI Rules Moving ForwardDoD Finalizes CMMC Rule: What Defense Contractors Need to KnowKey Takeaways from DOJ’s Continued Cybersecurity Enforcement Ethics Ethics Rules Applicable to Hiring Former Federal Government EmployeesJudge Denies Government’s Motion to Stay Injunction of Anti-DEI Executive OrdersThad McBride Co-authors Article with Alcoa VP on Best Practices for Internal Investigations Events Legal/Legislative Update at the GWSCPA 2025 Government Contracting ConferencePreparing for the Unexpected: Legal and Strategic Considerations in Federal Contract and Grant TerminationsWatch Now | Managing Forced Labor and Other Supply Chain Compliance Challenges Webinar Export - EAR UPDATE: BIS Affiliates Rule Suspended for One Year Following U.S.-ChinaBIS Closes Loophole: New Rule Expands Export Controls to Affiliates of Listed EntitiesHuge Export Penalty for U.S. Technology Company Export - ITAR Join Us: 2023 Export Year in Review WebinarRegister Now | A Multi-Jurisdictional Discussion of Export Controls on China, Russia and Belarus: Contrasting US, UK and EU Restrictions[WEBINAR] Update on Export Enforcement False Claims Act Manufacturing & Industrial: Outlook & TrendsDOJ’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative – Expect Increased EnforcementFalse Claims Act Gives Broad Dismissal Authority to Government, District Judge Says Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) FAR Agenda Narrows, with CUI and OCI Rules Moving ForwardFAR Council’s Final Rule Requiring Active SAM Registration at Two-Points in the Contract Acquisition ProcessRobust Federal Contracts Market in Huntsville FOCI [WEBINAR] Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Is the “Pause” Over? DOJ Resumes FCPA Enforcement, Announces GuidelinesAmerica First Investment Policy Sets Sights on ChinaImportance of Cooperation Credit in FCPA Settlements Government Contracts Preparing for DoD’s Upcoming DFARS Rule on Beneficial Ownership and FOCI VettingCOFC Decision Highlights Risks in Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture AgreementsFAR Part 19 Rewrite: Key Developments for Small Business Contracting GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) GSA Issues FAR Class Deviations Implementing DEI RequirementsFAR Council Announces Proposal to Ban Government Purchases and Use of Certain SemiconductorsGAO Recommends Steps to Ensure VA FSS Program Remains Useful Import (Customs) DOJ Settlement Highlights Customs, FCA Risks for ImportersEffects of UFLPA on U.S. ImportersTennessee Company Skirts Customs Obligations, Pays $500,000 FCA Penalty Intellectual Property [WEBINAR] Conducting Clinical Trials Outside the U.S.: U.S. and Foreign Rules, Regulations, and Guidance[VIRTUAL EVENT] Spring 2022 Small Business Innovation ConferenceSee You at GovCon Summit 2021! International Trade UPDATE: BIS Affiliates Rule Suspended for One Year Following U.S.-ChinaBIS Closes Loophole: New Rule Expands Export Controls to Affiliates of Listed Entities2020 Deal Dismantled for National Security Reasons International Trade Enforcement Huge Export Penalty for U.S. Technology CompanySanctions Enforcement Update: DOJ Declines Prosecution After Post-Acquisition DisclosureU.S. Government Eases Some Restrictions on Syria Labor & Employment DOJ’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative – Expect Increased EnforcementImplementation of Trump DEI Orders Slower than Expected: What Contractors Should KnowDistrict Court Blocks Department of Labor Enforcement of Contractor DEI Certification Requirement Mergers & Acquisitions 2020 Deal Dismantled for National Security ReasonsSBA’s OHA Finds Initial Offer To Be Of Consequence, Not Final Proposal Revision, for the “180-Day Rule”SBA Final Rule Updates Negative Control Requirements and 8(a) Ownership Rule OCI FAR Agenda Narrows, with CUI and OCI Rules Moving ForwardNew Organizational Conflict of Interest Regulations Coming SoonBid Protest Minute: Proving an Organizational Conflict of Interest Exists Prevailing Wage Rates DOJ's "Fairyland Damages" Calculation Rejected in Prevailing Wage Rate False Claims Act Case Private Equity Revisiting Private Equity Investment in Federal IT Contractors Procurement Fraud FAR Agenda Narrows, with CUI and OCI Rules Moving ForwardOFPP Green Lights Immediate Use of Revised Procurement RulesFalse Claims Act Gives Broad Dismissal Authority to Government, District Judge Says Publications COVID-19: What Employers Should Consider During the Coronavirus OutbreakCalling All Women-Owned Small Businesses: Self-Certify with CautionStakes for Exxon in Sanctions Case Go Far Beyond a $2 Million Fine Sanctions (OFAC) U.S. Government Ends Sanctions on SyriaSanctions Enforcement Update: DOJ Declines Prosecution After Post-Acquisition DisclosureU.S. Government Eases Some Restrictions on Syria Security Clearances Final Draft of NIST SP 800-171A Still Open for Comments Self-Disclosure The Tale of a Self-Disclosure Size/Status Protests & Appeals SBA OHA Clarifies Present Effect of “Indications of Interest” When Determining Size StatusSBA's All Small Mentor-Protégé Program Provides Critical Affiliation Exception for Eligible Joint VenturesEvent: 5th Annual Small Business Forum "Woman Owned Small Businesses, Breaking Through the Barriers" Small Business Regulations and Programs COFC Decision Highlights Risks in Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture AgreementsFAR Part 19 Rewrite: Key Developments for Small Business ContractingArmy Introduces FUZE to Streamline Innovation and Acquisition Suspension & Debarment Ethics Rules Applicable to Hiring Former Federal Government EmployeesExecutive Order on Federal Contracting Transparency: Potential Challenges and ImplicationsBoeing’s Status as Federal Contractor Following Guilty Plea Related to Fraud Charges U.S. Department of Defense Preparing for DoD’s Upcoming DFARS Rule on Beneficial Ownership and FOCI VettingDepartment of Defense Issues Affirmative Action Class DeviationEthics Rules Applicable to Hiring Former Federal Government Employees
