On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking Executive Order 11246, which imposes anti-discrimination and affirmative action requirements on federal government contractors and subcontractors. This...more
After years in the making, on October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published its final rule to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program, amending Title 32 of the Code of...more
On August 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule that amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide the contractual framework for the agency’s Cybersecurity...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance (“OFCCP”) in the Department of Labor recently launched a new contractor portal to track Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) compliance by covered contractors. Originally, covered...more
In an attempt to contain the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden issued two Executive Orders on September 9, 2021 that mandate COVID-19 vaccines for federal government employees and employees of federal government...more
9/10/2021
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On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers (the “EO”). The purpose of the EO is to strengthen “Made in America Laws,” which...more
2/2/2021
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2019 has been a year of pivotal developments for defense contractors in the realm of cybersecurity compliance. The Department of Defense (DoD) issued six guidance memoranda to assist its acquisition personnel in developing...more
12/31/2019
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On January 22, 2019, a new rule went into effect providing much-needed guidance on the definition of “recruitment fees” under the FAR human trafficking prohibition. ...more