Government Contracting Implications of Texas Senate Bill 19: Navigating State...
Effective September 1, 2021, Texas Senate Bill 19 prohibits government entities from contracting with companies that have policies that restrict business with the firearms industry. The bill...
View ArticleTerminations for Convenience Clauses vs. Mutual Termination Clauses: What are...
Imagine as a supplier of medical oxygen cylinders and tanks in your region, you enter into an arrangement with HHS or DHS to provide oxygen to nearby hospital facilities dealing with surges in the...
View ArticleFederal Contractor Specific COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance Issued By The...
President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, directs the federal Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) to...
View ArticleKentucky Court Blocks Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
On November 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, in Kentucky v. Biden, et al., No. 3:21-cv-00055, granted a preliminary injunction limiting the enforcement...
View ArticleFair Chance Act: Restricting Timing of Criminal History Inquiries Begins to...
When Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 in December 2019, Congress included the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (the Act). The Act, in relevant...
View ArticleOFCCP Intends to Release Contractor Provided 2016-2020 EEO-1 Data Unless...
Key Point Federal contractors and subcontractors who filed Type 2 EEO-1 Reports for the years 2016-2020 are advised that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) intends to release...
View ArticleDOJ’s New Policies Encourage Voluntary Self-Disclosure, Compensation Tied to...
In a speech given at NYU on September 15, 2022, DOJ Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco reviewed new and enhanced DOJ policies regarding criminal enforcement related to corporate entities. Monaco’s...
View ArticleDOE Office of Science Adds Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Requirement to...
The Department of Energy through the Office of Science has announced that beginning in FY 2023, all DOE funding solicitations, including the Office of Science Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)...
View ArticleChanges and Challenges Relating to Affirmative Action Obligations Federal...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has made several announcements, including Directives, Notices, and Proposals in their quest to embark on initiatives that significantly impact...
View ArticleDOJ Posts Near-Record Year of False Claim Act Settlements and Judgments
Cybersecurity-related FCA cases poised to increase as FCA enforcement ramps up On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act...
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