Kim Miles

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 7, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA’s Proposed Changes to “Rule of Two” Increases Award Opportunities for Small Business Government Contractors. . .Maybe, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IVMeghan F. LeemonKrissy Cralle On October 25, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 31, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   REAS, CLAIMS, AND APPEALS Overcoming the Sovereign Acts Doctrine: Contractor Recovers Costs Related to COVID-19 Quarantine, PilieroMazza Blog,  Lauren Brier As we know, in the almost five years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, courts have been reluctant to award costs to . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 10, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Discretionary Discussions: Federal Circuit Undercuts DFARS Presumption of Discussions and Maybe More, PilieroMazza Attorney Article, Eric Valle PilieroMazza’s Eric Valle was a guest author for  The Nash & Cibinic Report  where he published the article “Discretionary Discussions: Federal Circuit Undercuts DFARS Presumption . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 4, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Department of Defense (DOD) Rules: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) On September 26, DOD published five final rules and three proposed rules to amend the DFARS. The final rules are effective October 1, 2024. . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 27, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Proposed Material Changes to HUBZone Program Impacts Eligibility, PilieroMazza Client Alert,   Meghan F. LeemonEmily A. Reid As PilieroMazza noted recently  here , the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major  proposed rulemaking  that will impact government contractors, including those that . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 20, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Proposed Changes to 8(a) Program Impacts Applicants and Participants, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Meghan F. Leemon As PilieroMazza noted recently  here , the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 12, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: Transactions Other Than Contracts, Grants, or Cooperative Agreements for Prototype Projects On September 4, DOD published a proposed rule and request for comments regarding revisions to its Other Transaction . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 29, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Seeks Comments on Proposed Updates to the HUBZone Program, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs, PilieroMazza Blog On August 23, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a  proposed rule  that would make changes to . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 22, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   LABOR & EMPLOYMENT   FTC Non-Compete Ban Will NOT Become Effective September 4, 2024, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Nichole D. AtallahSarah L. Nash   As suspected and previewed in PilieroMazza’s April 24, 2024 blog , a Texas federal judge permanently blocked the Federal Trade . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 15, 2024

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS General Services Administration (GSA) Final Rule: GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Economic Price Adjustment On August 5, GSA published a final rule to standardize and simplify Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) clauses for . . . Read More