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Once again, the specter of a government shutdown looms over the federal contracting community. The federal government is set to run out of funding on December 20 due to an impasse during final negotiations over added spending. The expected timeline for renegotiations is making it ever more likely that a protracted shutdown of over a month will occur. Below are key steps your business should take to mitigate the possible negative impacts of a government shutdown, along with shutdown-related labor and . . . Read More

SBA Update: Final Rule Appears Beneficial for IT Value-Added Resellers

Client Alerts 12.18.24

By: Jon Williams

As PilieroMazza covered here on December 17, 2024, SBA issued its much-anticipated final rule in response to the proposed rule it issued in August and the hundreds of public comments it received. One area of particular interest for IT value-added resellers (ITVARs) is how SBA finalized its proposed rule pertaining to the use of tax returns to determine a firm’s annual revenue for small business purposes. At first blush, we think the final rule—which will take effect on January 16, 2025—is . . . Read More

SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters

Client Alerts 12.17.24

By: Meghan F. Leemon

On December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule that will make changes to its regulations for the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program, clarifying certain policies. PilieroMazza recently covered the proposed changes (linked here ), which impact not just the HUBZone Program. This final rule goes into effect on January 16, 2025, “will apply to existing contracts,” and makes several amendments impacting all GovCon small businesses. PilieroMazza ’s Government Contracts Group will release various blogs on different aspects of the final rule . . . Read More

Read Before Increasing Wages! Unraveling the Minimum Wage and Salary Basis Test Mayhem

Client Alerts 12.16.24

By: Nichole D. Atallah, Sarah L. Nash

2024 ushered in the implementation of and challenges to several wage and hour initiatives by the Biden Administration, most notably, adjustments to the salary basis test and Executive Order 14026, which raised minimum wages for government contractors. In both cases, U.S. federal courts intervened, issuing decisions that will shape how employers approach wages in 2025 and beyond. Keep reading to find out the key points contractors need to know before January 1, 2025. Overview The Biden Administration, through the . . . Read More

Seldom-Discussed CMMC Effects on a Defense Contractor’s Business

Client Alerts 12.13.24

By: Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV, Daniel Figuenick, III, Joseph P. Loman

The Department of Defense (DOD) has finally promulgated its Final Rule (Rule) implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which goes ‘live’ on December 16th. There is plenty of content summarizing what the Rule is. Here, PilieroMazza attorneys offer their opinions on some of the practical effects, consequences, and strategies federal contractors can take away from the Rule and the DOD’s commentary. This blog touches on potential protest arguments flowing from the Rule, the Rule’s effect on small businesses and joint . . . Read More

OHA Confirms Key Affiliation Protections for Tribal Businesses

Blog, Tribal Advocate 12.13.24

By: Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV, Krissy Cralle

On November 15, 2024, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) affirmed the Area Office’s finding that a tribal-owned company was small due to the affiliation exceptions for tribal-owned entities [1] (the Tribal Affiliation Exception). However, the case was remanded back to the Area Office for a failure to investigate whether the tribal-owned company violated the ostensible subcontractor rule, which is not fully protected by the Tribal Affiliation Exceptions. Tribal entities and their partners should pay close . . . Read More

Corporate Transparency Act, Part 5: Voluntary Reporting

Client Alerts 12.12.24

By: Meghan F. Leemon, Abigail “Abby” L. Baker, Cole R. Fox

In this fifth installment of PilieroMazza ’s series on the reporting requirements associated with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (see links to Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , and Part 4 ), we discuss the nationwide preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the CTA. While reporting companies formed prior to January 1, 2024, need not comply with the CTA’s January 1, 2025, Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) filing deadline, and reporting companies formed in 2024 similarly need not comply with the CTA’s ninety (90) day BOIR filing . . . Read More