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BLOG: The Government Contractor Gifting Guide: 4 Tips to Avoid Severe Penalties -
The holiday season will be here before we know it. Although this year’s celebrations may look different...more
The acquisition battle between Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) over the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud contract saw another major development this fall with the...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Procurement Scorecard -
The Small Business Administration (SBA) released its Fiscal Year 2019 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard, which tracks, assesses,...more
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW -
Creating a New Normal: 5 Steps for Employers Preparing a Returning Workforce in a COVID-19 Environment, May 21 -
As government authorities slowly begin the reopening process, employers are now...more
6/1/2020
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The ongoing public feud between Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) over the Department of Defense’s (“DOD”) Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (“JEDI”) Cloud contract saw three major developments over the last...more
On March 12, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD) filed a motion for voluntary remand requesting that the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) remand the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract case for 120 days....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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Comments to Proposed Rule on Consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments, February 7, 2020 -
In its role as advocate to small businesses operating in the government contracting...more
3/2/2020
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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
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On November 8, 2019, Amazon filed a bid protest pre-filing notice with the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) indicating its intent to protest the Department of Defense’s (“DoD”) award of the Joint Enterprise Defense...more
On October 25, 2019, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued an award of its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (“JEDI”) cloud computing contract to Microsoft, beating out Amazon Web Services (“AWS”), the...more
CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY -
Department of Defense – The DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI) on contractor-owned networks and systems....more
The Department of Defense (“DoD”) first released the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (“JEDI”) cloud contract on July 26, 2018. One main purpose of the JEDI contract, as listed in the DoD’s published “Determination and...more