On March 27, 2017, President Trump signed a joint resolution from Congress invalidating the “blacklisting” regulations that implemented President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The president also issued...more
Earlier this year, the Defense Security Service (DSS) issued new rules for all government contractors that hold facility security clearances. Several of the new rules, which relate to “inside threats,” take effect Wednesday,...more
The controversial new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rules begin to phase in starting Oct. 25, 2016.
The regulations, mandated by President Obama’s executive order and now being implemented in the Federal Acquisition...more
On August 24, 2016, the Obama administration published the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council’s final rule and the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) guidance implementing the July 31, 2014 “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”...more
On Aug. 3, 2016, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Patricia A. Shiu spoke to a packed audience at the 34th Annual National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Conference held in Charlotte, North...more
On July 1, 2016, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had approved a new version of OFCCP’s Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing. Such forms are...more
On June 14, 2016, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a final rule substantially revising its prior, 1970s-era Sex Discrimination Guidelines for federal contractors and subcontractors covered...more
As described in detail in a recent Washington Update, there is once again a reasonable likelihood that we are headed for a government shutdown beginning Thursday, October 1. This article puts aside politics to focus on the...more
With the federal government funded only through Sept. 30, 2015, unless Congress acts quickly, there is a reasonable likelihood of another government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, 2015. The looming shutdown will create...more
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