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Diversifying Your Contract Pipeline by Maximizing Opportunities through the DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program
How Happiness Drives Business Success: Leadership Lessons from Grace Ueng
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
SBR Author’s Podcast: Transforming Corporate Careers - Leadership Lessons for the US Military Veteran Entrepreneur
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The Entrepreneur's Journey with Kass and Mike Lazerow
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
Uncovering Disparities: The CFPB's Small Business Lending Study – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
The Force is Strong with this One – Success and Paying it Forward with Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor and Spiffy Scot Wingo
On August 15, the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) announced agencies may “immediately begin eliminating one-third of requirements from their future contracts...more
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The annual bill authorizes spending for the Department of Defense (DOD) while setting other...more
On December 18, 2024, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA), which the House of Representatives passed the previous week. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law...more
We are now in the era of freedom of contract in the logistics arena. While contracts provide many protections to contracting parties, they can also be used offensively, to affirmatively protect legal rights. There are many...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 into law after bipartisan congressional majorities approved the bill earlier in the month. The annual bill authorizes...more
The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes numerous provisions relevant to government contractors in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, supply chain concerns related to...more
Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more
Considered one of the few “must pass” pieces of legislation, Congress uses the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to shape federal procurement policy. Each year, the NDAA contains provisions prohibiting certain...more
On December 15, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon. As usual, the NDAA contains numerous provisions...more
President Biden kicked off his administration with an agenda and a flurry of executive orders that will affect government contractors during his administration and potentially longer. The areas of focus impact many aspects of...more
During his first few days in office, President Biden signed numerous executive orders kick-starting the implementation of key features of his campaign platform. Federal contractors may feel overwhelmed by this flurry of...more
When the Biden Administration begins, the government contracting community may be wondering whether the change in administration and party in the White House will lead to significant changes to federal procurement. Although...more
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - House Small Business Committee Calls for a Status Update on FAR Revision of Limitations on Subcontracting. Last week, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot and Ranking...more
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Small Business Size Regulations: Correction - SBA revised the entry for NAICS code 336999 under Subsector 336 with the addition of “All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing”...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Overseas Acquisitions - The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a proposed rule to...more
Small businesses often enter into government contracts unaware of all the laws and regulations that may apply when selling to the government. One of the laws that is often overlooked is the Trade Agreement Act (TAA). ...more
In this presentation: - Why cybersecurity matters - Recently-implemented cybersecurity rules and laws - Rapid reporting of cyber incidents and additional cybersecurity measures coming soon -...more