On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (EO 14275). EO 14275’s purpose is to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and associated agency...more
4/18/2025
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DFARS ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Government Agencies ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
The FY2023 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (FY2023 NDAA) included several important provisions for government contractors. We described several of those important FY2023 NDAA provisions in a presentation...more
A government prime contractor with more than 50 employees and a single federal government contract worth at least $50,000 must comply with the federal affirmative action regulations, which includes establishing a written...more
2/23/2023
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Data-Sharing ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Objection Procedures ,
Objections ,
OFCCP ,
Subcontractors
On July 6, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) changed its rules for calculating size based on the number of employees from a 12-month calculation period to 24 months (87 Fed. Reg. 34094 (the Final Rule))....more
The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more
11/19/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Federal Contractors ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Private Sector ,
Public Contracts ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Stays ,
Subcontractors ,
Time Extensions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety