Government Contracts
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | January 6, 2022 |
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
, Government Contracts
Cybersecurity continues to be a critical issue that is front and center for defense contractors. For the past two years, defense contractors have been preparing for the implementation of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) landmark Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program— a cybersecurity training, certification, and third-party assessment program intended…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | December 7, 2021 |
Government Contracts
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, a Georgia federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Federal Contractors from going into effect. The Georgia federal judge ruled that the administration had likely exceeded its procurement authority.
by Declan Leonard | November 4, 2021 |
Employment & Labor Law
, Government Contracts
There were some significant developments relating to COVID vaccine mandates in the workplace this Thursday that federal contractors and subcontractors as well as other companies that have at least 100 employees need to know about. For Federal Contractors: The original deadline of December 8th…
by Stephanie Wilson | September 27, 2021 |
Employment & Labor Law
, Government Contracts
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued its COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors. This was part of President Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan, announced in early September. The Guidance requires covered contractors to conform to specific workplace…
by Elizabeth Payne-Maddalena | September 10, 2021 |
Employment & Labor Law
, Government Contracts
As part of a multi-pronged strategy to battle the latest rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Biden Administration is mandating a more stringent vaccination policy for the federal workforce, federal contractors, and businesses with more than 100 employees. The overall objective is to…
by Terrence O’Connor | June 15, 2021 |
Government Contracts
For a contractor, making sure it gets a steady cash flow so it can perform a government contract may be one of the most important prerequisites for successfully performing a contract. One way a contractor can be assured of steady cash flow is by doing “an assignment of claims” under…
by Terrence O’Connor | June 15, 2021 |
Government Contracts
If the government benefits from something a contractor provides without contracting officer approval, there are only a few ways a contractor can force the government to pay. In a recent decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), the Board used one of those ways and made sure the…
by Stephanie Wilson | May 19, 2021 |
Government Contracts
On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage from $10.95 to $15.00 per hour for certain federal contractors, starting January 30, 2022. The Executive Order will apply to any new contract; new contract-like instrument; new solicitation; extension or renewal of an existing contract or…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 31, 2021 |
Government Contracts
Under GAO’s bid protest regulations, a post-award protest must be filed within ten days from the time the protester knew or should have known the basis of the protest. However, if a protestor receives a “required debriefing,” then a protest must be filed within ten days after the date of…
by Stephanie Wilson | March 30, 2021 |
Government Contracts
GAO’s recent decision in Barbaricum, LLC, B-418427.7 (Dec. 11, 2020) highlights the importance of carefully reviewing all Q&As issued as part of a solicitation. The Army Material Command (AMC) issued a solicitation for training support services to provide “special operations forces (SOF) training for counter terrorism, counter narco-terrorism, counter…
