Please join us for our annual MoForward event, which will be presented this year as a series of 10 live webinars starting Monday, October 5 and ending Friday, October 9. In order to register, click here and then click on the program titles to register. Once you register for one, you will have access to ...›
On September 29, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a long-anticipated interim rule implementing its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. The rule introduces a new mandatory construct, the DoD Assessment Methodology, to serve as an interim certification process before contractors undergo a full CMMC review. A full description of the interim rule and ...›
On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “EO”), prohibiting federal contractors and certain federal grant recipients from holding diversity and EEO training for their workforce that includes “divisive concepts,” such as training employees that the U.S. or an individual is “inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, ...›
Earlier this week, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule to implement President Trump’s Executive Order 13881. The Executive Order called for the expansion of the preference for domestic goods, products, and materials – particularly domestic iron and steel – in Federal procurements. If the rule is finalized, it will amend the FAR’s implementation of ...›
Government contractors may soon be required to certify annually that they have affirmative action programs (“AAP”) in place for their U.S. workforce. On September 14, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued a notice seeking comments for its proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for approval of: (1) an ...›
On September 11, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a list of nearly 900 federal supply and service contractors and subcontractors that it will be sending Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) to for potential audits of over 2,200 contractor establishments. For the first time, the CSAL list includes audits focusing on contractors’ promotion ...›
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provides aid to qualifying small businesses in the form of loans with terms favorable to borrowers, including, in particular, provisions that allow potentially the entire loan amount to be forgiven if the proceeds are spent on payroll and ...›
This month’s bid protest roundup (featured on Law360) examines three recent decisions by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”). The first, Solers[i], examines potential conflicts of interest arising out of the government’s reliance on contractors in its acquisition process. The second and third, Prudential Protective Services[ii] and CGI Federal[iii], offer precautionary tales for would-be protesters. In ...›
Below is an excerpt from one of Morrison & Foerster’s newest blogs, Federal Circuitry, which takes a data-driven look at the Federal Circuit. In addition to analyzing Federal Circuit statistics, the blog publishes a “Last Week in the Federal Circuit” roundup and a monthly “Oral Argument Recap.” To read this post in full on Federal ...›
As we previously reported, when the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued its first Interim Final Rule on SBA Loan Review Procedures and Related Borrower and Lender Responsibilities back in May,[1] SBA explained that it could review a borrower’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application or loan forgiveness application at any time to determine (a) if ...›