Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 29, 2020
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . PilieroMazza Prepares Draft Comments to SBA Proposed Rule Comments to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) proposed rule are due on February 7th. In its role as advocate to small businesses operating in the government contracting arena, PilieroMazza prepared draft comments to the proposed rule, which can be viewed here . SBA and PilieroMazza encourage you to submit comments letting SBA know which provisions you support and which may present compliance challenges for you and . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 23, 2020
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . PilieroMazza Wins HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year! The HUBZone Contractors National Council honored PilieroMazza with the “HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year” award at the HUBZone Industry Awards Gala on January 17, 2020. Accepting the award on behalf of PilieroMazza were Partners Jon Williams ( Government Contracts Group ) and Kathryn Hickey ( Business & Transactions Group ). [ Read More ] ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Expands Litigation Team Welcoming Two New Attorneys: Camilla Hundley and Matthew Kreiser PilieroMazza is pleased to announce the addition . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 14, 2020
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . PODCAST: Ex Rel. Radio – False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors “False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors” is the fifth episode of “Ex Rel. Radio,” our multi-part series on the False Claims Act (FCA). In this episode, Firm Counsel Michelle Litteken joins our host, Jon Williams , to discuss how the FCA relates to small business programs, potential risks these companies face, . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 10, 2020
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Join the HUBZone Council as They Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary On January 17, 2020, the HUBZone Contractors National Council will be hosting its first EVER HUBZone Industry Awards Gala in Baltimore, MD, at Morgan State University with a 1920s-themed party. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness for the HUBZone Program and highlight the social and economic impact the program is having throughout our nation’s most underdeveloped communities. Register here . PilieroMazza Celebrates Holiday . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 23, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM PILIEROMAZZA! CLIENT ALERT: The 2020 NDAA’s Impact on Government Contractors, December 19, 2019, Megan Connor On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, sending it to the White House for the President’s signature. As with prior NDAAs, the 2020 NDAA includes a number of provisions that affect procurement policy, management, and related matters. We summarize some of the more notable . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 11, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . CLIENT ALERT: SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know, December 3, 2019, Sam Finnerty On November 29, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that will implement several provisions of the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) of 2016 and 2017 and the Recovery Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster Act of 2015, as well as other clarifying amendments. As . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 3, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Client Alert: SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know, December 3, 2019, Samuel Finnerty On November 29, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that will implement several provisions of the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) of 2016 and 2017 and the Recovery Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster Act of 2015, as well as other clarifying amendments. As . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 14, 2019
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Client Alert: This Just In! SBA’s Implementation of HUBZone Changes and Small Business Runway Extension Act Coming Soon, November 14, 2019, Samuel Finnerty On November 12-13, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) hosted its 5th Annual Mentor Protégé Conference where SBA’s John Klein, Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law, answered questions from the audience regarding various mentor-protégé issues. Mr. Klein provided some key insights regarding recent and upcoming SBA . . . 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
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