President Biden recently issued an Executive Order titled Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts (“EO”). The EO reinstates the requirement first introduced by President Obama, and...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council published a proposed rule on July 30, 2021 implementing portions of President Biden’s January 2021 Executive Order No. 14005. That Order directed Federal agencies to maximize...more
On July 21, 2021 the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Proposed Rule that will raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour beginning January 30, 2022. It also calls for annual, indexed increases...more
In the wake of several recent major cyberattacks, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (“Order”) on May 12, 2012. The Order reflects the Administration’s policy of...more
Strengthening Buy American statutes have been a rare area of bipartisan agreement in the current fractured political climate. In the final days of the Trump Administration, the Department of Defense (“DOD”), General Services...more