SBA Publishes Important Proposed Rule Changes to 8(a) and Mentor-Protégé Programs
Today, SBA published a proposed rule to merge its mentor-protégé programs and amend many of its rules governing the 8(a) program and small businesses. The proposed rule would have significant implications for the government contracting community. Comments are due by January 17, 2020, and PilieroMazza will host a seminar on November 18, 2019, from 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM EST at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. Our seminar will feature Pamela Mazza , Managing Partner of PilieroMazza , and John Klein , Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law at the Small Business Administration (SBA) and . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 6, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW Bloomberg Quotes PM Partner Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers, November 4, 2019 On October 31, 2019, President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued by former President Barack Obama that put existing federal contract workers at the front of the line for jobs on the next contract. Executive Order 13495 . . . required qualified workers on a federal service contract who would otherwise lose their . . . Read More
Have the Flood Gates Opened? Cisco Settles First-Of-Its-Kind Cybersecurity False Claims Act Litigation – Matthew Feinberg, XLNC Magazine
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 29, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . NATIVE AMERICAN LAW Emerging Issues in Native 8(a) Contracting The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations held a hearing titled, “Native 8(a) Contracting: Emerging Issues.” Recognizing the positive impact that the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) program could have on tribal communities living in devastating poverty with little to no economic opportunity, Congress created the exceptions in the law for enterprises owned communally by tribes, Alaska . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 22, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW DoL Collected a Record Amount in Discrimination Settlements in Fiscal Year 2019 According to Bloomberg Government, the Department of Labor (DoL) collected more than $27 million from federal contractors like Goldman Sachs, Dell, and Bank of America in fiscal year 2019 workplace discrimination settlements—a new record for the agency. Bloomberg Law indicated that settlement totals, which include back pay and interest for job applicants and workers, increased by . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 17, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION The Supreme Court Clarifies Vague Arbitration Clauses Affecting Class Disputes for Growing Businesses, October 10, 2019, Patrick Burns For most small to medium-sized businesses, the threat of a class action is not usually front-of-mind. However, as a business grows, the threat can increase depending on the number of employees and the nature of the work being performed. Class actions are commonly thought of as involving hundreds, if not . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 8, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . FALSE CLAIMS ACT / GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW Buyer Beware: More Stringent Standards for Government Contractors Under the Buy American Act on the Horizon, October 4, 2019, Jackie Unger President Trump has made “buy American and hire American” a key goal for his administration. To that end, the President has signed three executive orders to impose stricter enforcement of the Buy American Act, the latest of which was issued on July 15, 2019. While this new Executive Order . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY Start Preparing Now for DoD’s Upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), September 27, 2019, Jon Williams and Emily Rouleau For a while now, we have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on the government contracting world, which, as Jon wrote, has become the “ fourth pillar ” of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions. The latest evidence of this was discussed by our colleague, Dave Shafer, in his recent blog discussing a . . . Read More
Impact of DOL’s Changes to FLSA Salary Basis Test on Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 25, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . FALSE CLAIMS ACT Small Businesses and the False Claims Act (FCA): Are More FCA Cases Against Small Businesses on the Horizon? September 19, 2019, Timothy Valley On August 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a $20 million settlement with Luke Hillier (Hillier), the majority owner and former CEO of a Virginia-based defense contractor, ADS, Inc. (ADS), to resolve “allegations that he violated the FCA . . . Read More