Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 15, 2022

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s Podcast Series “Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting” here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Seeks Comments on Proposed Updates to the 8(a) Program and Many Other Government Contracting Programs, 09.14.22, Jon Williams On September 9, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule that would make . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 9, 2022

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s Podcast Series “Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting” here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Federal News Network Interviews PilieroMazza’s Kevin Barnett: OFCCP to Disclose Confidential Federal Contractor Data, 09.02.22, Kevin Barnett The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs recently published a notice . . . Read More

Federal News Network Interviews PilieroMazza’s Kevin Barnett: OFCCP to Disclose Confidential Federal Contractor Data

DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs recently published a notice to contractors about a Freedom of Information Act request from the Center for Investigative Reporting for all EEO-1 Reports submitted between 2016–2020. In this interview, PilieroMazza ’s Kevin Barnett discusses the implications of releasing sensitive information and how government contractors can protect themselves. Visit this link to hear the interview and this link to read Kevin’s client alert on the topic. About Kevin Barnett Kevin is Counsel in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group , where he advises . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 1, 2022

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s Podcast Series “Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting” here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Executive Order Will Guide $52 Billion Chips Act Funding A new executive order is creating an interagency steering council to assist in the disbursement of $52 billion in manufacturing subsidies and research funding . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 24, 2022

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s Podcast Series “Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting” here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Action Required: Federal Contractor Data at Risk of Public Disclosure, 08.24.22, Kevin Barnett and Dozier Gardner On August 19, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs published a public . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 11, 2022

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS New SBA Rule Enhances Past Performance Opportunities for Small Businesses, Sam Finnerty , 08.10.22 On August 22, 2022, the Small Business Administration will implement  a final rule  that provides two new methods by which small businesses . . . Read More

Law360 Publishes Meghan Leemon’s Article on the Extension of SBA’s Bona Fide Place of Business Moratorium

Law360 recently published an article by  Meghan Leemon , an attorney in the  Government Contracts Group  at  PilieroMazza . In the Expert Analysis piece, titled “Benefits Of The Extended SBA Place Of Business Moratorium,” Meghan discusses the Small Business Administration’s extension of its moratorium on enforcement of the bona fide place of business requirement, giving small, disadvantaged businesses more time to participate in 8(a) construction projects without the need for an SBA-approved place of business. Please visit this  link  for the full article.

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 3, 2022

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here .   LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION PilieroMazza Secures Reversal of PPP Loan Forgiveness Denial After Appeal, 08.01.22 PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that attorneys comprising three of the Firm’s core practice groups— Litigation & Dispute Resolution , Government Contracts , and Business & Transactions —successfully obtained . . . Read More

PilieroMazza Secures Reversal of PPP Loan Forgiveness Denial After Appeal

PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that attorneys comprising three of the Firm’s core practice groups— Litigation & Dispute Resolution , Government Contracts , and Business & Transactions —successfully obtained reversal of a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) decision to deny forgiveness of a client’s Payment Protection Program (PPP) loan.  The client obtained a PPP loan of more than $600,000 in early 2021 and sought forgiveness of the full amount of the loan in early 2022.  After the client supplied additional information on several occasions in response to SBA’s direct . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 29, 2022

If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS House Approves More Than $400 billion of Government Funding in ‘Minibus’ Package The House passed a sprawling spending package for the coming fiscal year, approving more than $400 billion in government . . . Read More