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In the extensive chatter since the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council ('FAR Council') published an interim rule on the new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-27, 'Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application,' [...]

On May 10, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ('NIST') released an Initial Public Draft of Revision 3 to NIST Special Publication ('SP') 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information [...]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a draft version of a Secure Software Development Attestation Common Form. The draft Common [...]

New Agency Sets Ambitious Goals to Transform Biomedicine and Health As part of the Biden Administration's ongoing efforts to spur innovation and research, it has championed the creation of a [...]

Software companies that sell commercial software products to federal agencies soon must begin attesting to their compliance with guidance designed to enhance the security of the software supply chain. Under [...]

Infusing billions of dollars into the U.S. semiconductor industry and appropriating billions more for scientific research and development, what is now colloquially referred to as the CHIPS and Science Act [...]

The Paycheck Protection Program ('PPP') began with rushed legislation and a race for financial support in the middle of a pandemic. This race was hardly a straight line as the [...]

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which became law on December 27, 2021, includes a second round of stimulus funding in the form of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small [...]

You can rejoice in a recent Supreme Court decision if you have ever spent hours trying to convince a government agency not to release your company's confidential information to the [...]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has statutory authority to establish federal Government-wide policies to implement the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. SBA recently [...]

Effective May 1, 2018, newly issued federal government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements will be subject to revised regulations implementing the Bayh-Dole Act, the federal statute governing title and license [...]

Government procurement often gets a (not altogether undeserved) bad rap as a cumbersome process that is lacking in imagination and innovation. Today more than ever, however, the federal government is [...]

Cybersecurity was a major issue for government contractors last year, and remains a hot button topic for 2018. Below we outline the most prominent considerations for the new year: 1. [...]

On August 17, 2016, the General Services Administration (GSA) released the long-awaited draft solicitation for a government-wide cybersecurity acquisition vehicle. With the solicitation, GSA has created new IT Schedule 70 [...]

The recent settlement by the Boys and Girls Club of America with the Department of Justice serves as a reminder that non-profits are held to the same compliance standards as [...]

The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has recently engaged in a number of efforts to promote collaboration and enhance efficiency across federal government agencies. On October 22, [...]

On March 4, 2015, as part of an effort to reform its procurement process, the General Services Administration ('GSA') issued a proposed rule that would require GSA contract holders to [...]

On December 19, 2014, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 28 federal agencies published in the Federal Register a consolidated interim final rule to implement OMB's [...]

In July, we alerted government contractors and subcontractors to the Department of Labor's (DoL) Proposed Rule to implement Executive Order (EO) 13658, which raises the minimum wage for covered employees [...]

In October 2013, we alerted government contractors and subcontractors to newly-issued regulations establishing additional affirmative action reporting and hiring preference requirements for veterans and persons with disabilities. The new rules [...]

In the final days of 2013, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released for publication long-awaited final guidance on administrative requirements, cost principles and audit requirements pertaining [...]

On September 24, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued final rules imposing new affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations on government contractors. The [...]