SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES
CARES Act Guide for Small Business Owners -
The U.S Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship released a guide for major programs and initiatives under the...more
ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Forms "COVID-19 Client Response Team," March 18, 2020 -
To address the concerns of our clients and resource partners during and long after the coronavirus pandemic, PilieroMazza created the...more
Now that DOD has released the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines, all contractors that work directly or indirectly on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts should be preparing to...more
CLIENT ALERT: FAR Council Changes Rules Regarding Small Business Rerepresentation / Recertification and Multiple Award Contracts -
On February 27, 2020, the FAR Council published a final rule that amends the Federal...more
3/6/2020
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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Indian Reorganization Act ,
Joint Employers ,
Multiple Award Contracts ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
USAID ,
Women-Owned Businesses
Now that DOD has released the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines, all contractors that work directly or indirectly on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts should be preparing to...more
3/3/2020
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Bid Protests ,
Certification Requirements ,
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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Contractors ,
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Joint Venture ,
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Policies and Procedures ,
Subcontractors ,
Webinars
PilieroMazza previously blogged at length regarding the draft releases of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines in anticipation of its final release. The Department of Defense (DOD) released the...more
PODCAST: Ex Rel. Radio – False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors
“False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors” is the fifth episode of “Ex Rel. Radio,” our multi-part...more
1/14/2020
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
HUBZone ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
NASA ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Tribal Governments
PilieroMazza has been blogging a lot over the past year about the Department of Defense’s (DoD) highly anticipated CMMC. And there has been a lot to say, from the early stages of CMMC as a new “overarching standard,” to its...more
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM PILIEROMAZZA!
CLIENT ALERT: The 2020 NDAA's Impact on Government Contractors -
On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020,...more
12/24/2019
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NDAA ,
NLRB ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
SBA
Client Alert: SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know -
On November 29, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that will...more
12/4/2019
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Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
Healthcare ,
HUBZone ,
NDAA ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Price-Fixing ,
SBA ,
Small Business
CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY -
Start Preparing Now for DoD's Upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) -
For a while now, we have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on the...more
10/3/2019
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
NDAA ,
Over-Time ,
Small Business ,
Wage and Hour
For a while now, we have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on the government contracting world, which, as Jon wrote, has become the “fourth pillar” of Department of Defense (DoD or the Agency)...more
HEARING ON THE SMALL BUSINESS RUNWAY EXTENSION ACT -
PilieroMazza’s Megan Connor testified at the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure’s hearing on March 26, 2019, concerning the...more
4/8/2019
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Joint Employers ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
SBIRs ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
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STTR ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Veterans Administration ,
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Wage and Hour
Since last year, I have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on contract awards. DoD has issued guidance on how it will evaluate system security plans, and it has indicated that, along with cost,...more
The Legal Advisor is a newsletter distributed by the firm to our clients, friends and business contacts. The publication addresses current issues that are of concern to federal government contractors and commercial businesses...more
Published by Set-Aside Alert: Cybersecurity is an inescapable and growing-facet of life for government contractors. On the most recent anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, a Homeland Security Dept. official noted that cyber...more
As I have noted in recent blogs here and here, momentum has been building this year toward a greater impact for cybersecurity compliance in the award of federal contracts, particularly at DoD. From talking with many...more
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT -
To Streamline Acquisitions, 809 Panel Presses Department of Defense to Adopt Portfolio Management -
According to an article on federalnewsradio.com, the congressionally-mandated panel in charge of...more
7/17/2018
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Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
No-Poaching ,
Public Employees ,
Reorganizations ,
Small Business
Last month, I blogged about DoD’s draft guidance on how it will evaluate cybersecurity compliance in the award of contracts. The blog is available here. Based on this draft guidance indicating DoD may use cybersecurity...more
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
Masstech, Richard Lee, and Arnold Lee to Pay U.S. $1.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Small Business Innovation Research Awards -
Columbia-based MassTech,...more
We have been blogging and giving webinars since last year about the DoD requirements around cybersecurity for contractors that are subject to DFARS 252.204-7012. ...more
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Amendments Related to Sources of Electronic Parts -
The Department of Defense (DoD) is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition...more
5/7/2018
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Bid Protests ,
Cyber Threats ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Liquidated Damages ,
NASA ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Verification Requirements
After the ball drops in Times Square this New Year’s Eve, many DoD contractors will wake up with a headache. And I don’t mean from too much champagne. I’m talking about extensive DoD cybersecurity requirements these...more
The U.S. Senate has proposed a provision in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that, if adopted, would raise the stakes for larger firms in filing bid protests. The provision would apply to protests against DoD...more
Many contractors we talk to believe that cybersecurity requirements are exclusively a concern of contractors working with DoD or with highly-classified, top secret projects. While perhaps true to some degree in the past, that...more