For government contractors, understanding requests for equitable adjustment (REAs), claims and, if necessary, the appeal process is essential. Whether encountering circumstances such as differing interpretations over...more
PilieroMazza previously explained that a termination for default is considered a contracting officer’s final decision, which may then be appealed. While this is still the case, a recent decision from the Armed Services Board...more
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
/ Bid Protests ,
COFC ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
Healthcare ,
HUBZone ,
NDAA ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Price-Fixing ,
SBA ,
Small Business
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
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Bloomberg Quotes PM Partner Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers -
On October 31, 2019, President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued...more
11/6/2019
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
OFCCP ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Successors ,
Trump Administration
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
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW -
DoL Collected a Record Amount in Discrimination Settlements in Fiscal Year 2019 -
According to Bloomberg Government, the Department of Labor (DoL) collected more than $27 million from federal...more
10/23/2019
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Joint Venture ,
OFCCP ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Trump Administration
On September 20, 2019, the Department of Defense (“DoD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”), published a document proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition...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