Applicable federal contractors should immediately review the 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), released by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), to see if they have been selected for a...more
On August 3, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order and released a related fact sheet in furtherance of the White House’s continued efforts to ensure that federal agencies focus on using United States labor in...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a new Interim Final Rule on May 18, 2020 that supplements previous SBA rules and provides additional guidance on eligibility requirements under the Paycheck Protection Program...more
This alert discusses the scope of claims that may be covered under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act’s (the PREP Act) immunity provision. If you are a product manufacturer or distributor, government...more
On April 14, 2020, the General Counsel for the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued an Advisory Opinion (the Opinion) concerning the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (the PREP Act) and the March...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has called upon manufacturers and distributors of products to develop, supply and administer the protective tools necessary to combat the spread of infectious disease. For companies that wish to...more
Pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has declared COVID-19 a public health emergency. Pursuant to this Declaration, certain qualifying...more
Public health emergencies give rise to exceptional powers that can be exercised by federal and state officials. One of these powers is the ability to shield health care workers from liability in certain limited circumstances....more
At the behest of 57 Democratic members of Congress, President Donald Trump announced on March 18 that he will invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 (P.L. 81-774, 50 U.S.C. §§4501 et seq.), as amended. In this...more
As of September 2020, contractors with the Department of Defense (DoD) will be required to comply with the recently released Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements. The CMMC requirements are designed...more
On February 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, effective immediately, it is waiving procurement laws related to the U.S. border wall construction. The unprecedented step is the Trump...more
Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month.
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12/5/2019
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11/18/2019
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President Donald Trump’s most recent effort to maximize the use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States through proposed changes to and enforcement of the regulations implementing the Buy American Act...more
7/25/2019
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7/16/2019
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