Popular science fiction is replete with examples of artificial intelligence (AI) gone awry, from HAL, the killer AI of Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, to the supercomputer bent on nuclear annihilation in WarGames,...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has statutory authority to establish federal Government-wide policies to implement the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs....more
Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs): The term is familiar among government contractors, yet commonly misunderstood. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in Oracle America, Inc., B-416061, May 31, 2018, 2018...more
Effective May 1, 2018, newly issued federal government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements will be subject to revised regulations implementing the Bayh-Dole Act, the federal statute governing title and license...more
Government procurement often gets a (not altogether undeserved) bad rap as a cumbersome process that is lacking in imagination and innovation. Today more than ever, however, the federal government is making use of cutting...more
In the second of our series about what to watch for in government contracts in fiscal year 2018, we focus on Cybersecurity, Cloud-Based Services, Employment Regulations, M&A, FCA enforcement, and Block Chain....more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has now officially entered the government data security fray with its own proposed rule (HSAR Case 2015-001; 82 FR 6429; Jan. 19, 2017) for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified...more
Despite bipartisan efforts, the future is uncertain for the by all accounts highly successful Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Authorization for the current...more
Last month, for the second time, the D.C. Circuit in In re Kellogg Brown & Root Inc., No. 14-5319, slip op. (D.C. Cir. Aug. 11, 2015), granted a writ of mandamus sought by KBR and vacated a series of district court orders...more
10/5/2015
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
But For Causation ,
Code of Conduct ,
Cooperation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Investigations ,
Internal Investigations ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Legal Advice Privilege ,
Privilege Waivers ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Qui Tam ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Whistleblowers ,
Work-Product Doctrine
On March 4, 2015, as part of an effort to reform its procurement process, the General Services Administration ("GSA") issued a proposed rule that would require GSA contract holders to report certain transactional data related...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Trends in FCPA Enforcement – First Half of 2014
- Ukraine/Russia–Related Sanctions
- New Executive Order Places Additional Reporting Obligations on Government Contractors and...more
10/14/2014
/ China ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Ukraine ,
World Bank
In July, we alerted government contractors and subcontractors to the Department of Labor’s (DoL) Proposed Rule to implement Executive Order (EO) 13658, which raises the minimum wage for covered employees working directly on,...more
On July 31, 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, which requires both government contracting officers and government contractors to track and coordinate contractor and subcontractor...more
8/4/2014
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Barack Obama ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII
On Monday, July 21, 2014, President Obama amended two prior executive orders to extend employment protections to lesbian, gay and/or transgender (LGBT) workers. Executive Order 11246 was first signed by President Lyndon B....more
In October 2013, we alerted government contractors and subcontractors to newly-issued regulations establishing additional affirmative action reporting and hiring preference requirements for veterans and persons with...more