In celebration of the release of the 6th edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are excited to share six essential tips for ensuring compliance in government contracts in support of Foreign Military Sales...more
4/30/2025
/ Arms Export Control Act ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
ITAR ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
In celebration of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for understanding intellectual property (IP) rights in government contracts. Contractors...more
3/26/2025
/ Bayh-Dole Act ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Contract Terms ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Subcontractors ,
Teaming Agreements
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for complying with the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)....more
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for government contractors to ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) cost...more
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we’re sharing six essential tips for complying with defective pricing rules. Defective pricing, governed by the Truthful Cost or...more
2/6/2025
/ Contract Terms ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Internal Controls ,
Pricing Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Subcontractors
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six foundational steps for government contractors to establish and maintain a robust ethics and compliance program....more
In celebration of the recent release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook (authored by the Seyfarth Government Contracts Group), we’re sharing six essential questions and answers that every...more
Suspension and debarment are among the most powerful administrative remedies the Government has at its disposal to address non-compliance with laws and regulations, and to protect the Government’s business interests....more
In ECC Int’l Constructors, LLC v. Sec’y of Army, No. 2021-2323, 2023 WL 5355302 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)...more
There has been much discussion over the past decade about overhauling the regulations regarding Organizational Conflicts of Interest (“OCI”) in federal acquisition. After one admirable attempt failed, Congress has recently...more
Like the James Webb telescope expanding our understanding of the universe, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”), in Hydraulics International, Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cl., Aug. 8, 2022), expanded the government procurement...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") contains numerous standard and optional forms for use in acquisitions. A standard form (SF) is considered mandatory. For instance, any bilateral or unilateral modification to a...more
On Friday, October 1, 2021, a full week ahead of its October 8 deadline, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council” or “Council”) issued a Federal Acquisitions Regulation (“FAR”) deviation contract clause that...more
The Biden-Harris Administration recently made another step forward in bolstering American manufacturing, and by extension American national and economic security. Billed as the “most robust changes to the implementation of...more
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Not even one week into the Biden Administration’s tenure, Buy American rules are yet again taking center stage as a fundamental policy objective. On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued...more
On June 1, 2020, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released an updated guidance document for white-collar prosecutors on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs....more
On April 8, 2020, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) issued Class Deviation Number: 2020-00013 authorizing Contracting Officers (“COs”) to deviate from the principles listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Part 31...more
On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Such a declaration has significant implications on the contracting community navigating the federal...more
Federal contractors already subject to a myriad of reporting requirements should be prepared for yet another. Effective December 23, 2019, a new Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) provision entitled “Reporting of...more
12/20/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Counterfeit Parts ,
Counterfeiting ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Data Management ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Devices ,
NDAA ,
Nonconforming Use ,
OFPP ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain
President Trump continues to push forward with his “Buy American, Hire American” initiative with the issuance of his third Executive Order No. 13881 (the “Order”) on July 15, 2019, entitled “Maximizing Use of American-Made...more
8/20/2019
/ Buy America ,
Buy American Act ,
Construction Project ,
Domestic Hiring Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Grants ,
Infrastructure ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
25 days and counting, the partial government shutdown has left many federal employees with an endless weekend and no paycheck. ...more
1/16/2019
/ Anti-Deficiency Act ,
Contract Terms ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Fixed Price Contracts ,
Government Shutdown ,
Political Debates ,
Trump Administration ,
US-Mexico Border Wall
Anyone watching what has happened in Houston, and what is predicted to happen in Florida, immediately thinks about the safety and well-being of those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Once the rain stops, the water...more
9/11/2017
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
Disaster Aid ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
FEMA ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Natural Disasters ,
Real Estate Market ,
Repairs ,
Severe Weather ,
Supply Chain