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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2025

DOD Releases Intellectual Property Guidebook: Key Insights for Defense Contractors, Part 1 - On May 1, 2025, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its much-anticipated Intellectual Property (IP)...more

DOD Releases Intellectual Property Guidebook: Key Insights for Defense Contractors, Part 1

On May 1, 2025, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its much-anticipated Intellectual Property (IP) Guidebook (Guidebook). The Guidebook is a must-read for defense contractors who are looking to protect their IP when...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2025 #4

Can Contractors Recover Damages for Arbitrary CPAR Ratings? The ASBCA Weighs In - Every seasoned government contractor knows the weight a negative Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) can carry. A blemish in the...more

New Developments for SBA’s HUBZone Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program underwent a major rule change in January 2025, as we wrote about here. In this blog, PilieroMazza examines new...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2025 #2

March 2025: Reducing the Negative Impacts of a Government Shutdown for Federal Contractors - On top of the uncertainty introduced through the Trump administration’s shifting priorities and rapid-fire executive orders,...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2024 #3

December 2024: Reducing the Negative Impacts of a Government Shutdown for Federal Contractors - Once again, the specter of a government shutdown looms over the federal contracting community. The federal government is set...more

Seldom-Discussed CMMC Effects on a Defense Contractor’s Business

The Department of Defense (DOD) has finally promulgated its Final Rule (Rule) implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which goes ‘live’ on December 16th. There is plenty of content...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2024 #3

Trump 2.0: Implications for Federal Spending and the Workforce - The election of former President Trump has the potential to significantly change the federal procurement landscape. As with his first term, President-elect...more

SBA Proposed Rule Significantly Changes Effect of Size/Status Recertifications and Alters M&A for Government Contractors

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule (Rule) that would significantly change a government contractor’s obligations to recertify its size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts and...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2024 #5

7(a) Loan Approval for Borrowers with Unresolved COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Compliance Issues: On May 21, SBA’s OIG issued an inspection report assessing SBA’s 7(a) loan approval process for borrowers with unresolved pandemic...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2023 #3

Department of Defense (DOD) Final Rule: Inapplicability of Certain Laws and Regulations to Commercial Items - DOD issues this Final Rule to amend the DFARS to address the inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to...more

Protecting Our Nation’s Data, Part 3: Are Goods or Services Subject to FASCSA Orders?

Substantive cybersecurity amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are underway, significantly altering the duties and obligations of federal government contractors both prior to award and during contract...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2023 #2

Protecting Our Nation’s Data, Part 2: Implementing Cyber Threat Incident Reporting and Information Sharing - In October 2023, the federal government released a  Proposed Rule aimed at incorporating new cybersecurity...more

Protecting Our Nation’s Data, Part 2: Implementing Cyber Threat Incident Reporting and Information Sharing

In October 2023, the federal government released a  Proposed Rule aimed at incorporating new cybersecurity reporting requirements into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). In this second installment of PilieroMazza’s...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2023 #2

Pentagon Wants Authority to Start Work on New Technologies Without Congressional Approval - In recent years, Congress has passed several pieces of legislation meant to speed up the Defense Department’s (DOD) acquisition...more

Final Rule Implements New Process for Appealing HUBZone Status Protests

Based on new rules that take effect on May 10, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) will now hear appeals from Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) status...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2023 #2

SBA Releases Preview of New HUBZone Maps Effective July 1, 2023 - HUBZone contractors have been anxiously awaiting updates to the HUBZone maps. In 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) extended the “freeze” on the...more

SBA Releases Preview of New HUBZone Maps Effective July 1, 2023

HUBZone contractors have been anxiously awaiting updates to the HUBZone maps. In 2021, SBA extended the “freeze” on the HUBZone maps until June 30, 2023, to provide enough time to update the maps based on the 2020 Census...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2022 #2

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Inflation Relief Is Coming for DOD Contractors - As PilieroMazza has reported, rising costs due to inflation have been one of the most significant issues facing contractors with fixed-price...more

Final Rule Establishes Requirements for New SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule last week, officially transferring the responsibility for certification of veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses...more

Potential Changes on the Horizon for DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program is in the midst of a major overhaul that would update, streamline, and clarify existing rules, strengthen implementation, and increase...more

Overcoming the Inflation Crisis: The Ins-and-Outs of Extraordinary Contractual Relief for Government Contractors

An all but forgotten remedy in government contracting, Extraordinary Contractual Relief (ECR), is in the midst of a potential resurgence due to the Department of Defense’s (DOD) most recent memorandum on inflation entitled...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2022 #5

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA’s Proposed Rule Alters the Landscape for Size and Status Protests - On September 9, 2022, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule (the Rule) making substantial changes to the...more

SBA’s Proposed Rule Alters the Landscape for Size and Status Protests

​​​​​​​On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule (the Rule) making substantial changes to the 8(a) Business Development program. Scattered throughout the Rule are various...more

SBIR/STTR Extension: Proposed Requirements for Small Business Contractors

On September 22, the Senate passed the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Extension Act of 2022. As it heads to the House of Representatives, government contractors in...more

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