WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a “full-scale” audit of the 8(a) program after a former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contracting officer and three 8(a) business...more
Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Loeffler has announced that she has ordered the SBA Office of General Contracting and Business Development to begin a full scale audit of the SBA’s Section 8(a) Business...more
There is a growing sense of confusion and unease among many federal contractors and grant recipients in these early days of the second Trump administration. In a time when some agencies face dislocation and downsizing (or, as...more
Government contractors working for the Department of Education (DE), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Consumer Financial...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - House Passes Sweeping $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill - The Hill reported that the House passed a sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the government, hours after lawmakers...more
Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million - The owner of Assist Consultants Incorporated (ACI), an Afghan company that has received over $250 million in US-funded contracts...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
Two recent False Claims Act (FCA) settlements between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and transportation companies point to the continuation of a recent trend by the DOJ to use the FCA as a significant enforcement tool...more
In recent years, civil enforcement efforts involving the FCA have grown significantly. Today, the FCA impacts a vast array of businesses, as it is commonly used to redress false claims for government funds involving...more