Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 16, 2023
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 Crackdown on Pandemic Fraud: Impact on Small Business Government Contractors, 03.13.23, Cy Alba and Dozier Gardner On March 2, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden intends to ask Congress for $1.6 billion . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 10, 2023
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 . LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION The FCA at the Supreme Court, Part 2 of 4: Addressing the Standard for Knowingly Submitting a False Claim, 03.07.23, Matt Feinberg and Annie Hudgins The False Claims Act (FCA) is seeing quite a . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 1, 2023
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 . BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS PilieroMazza Client Xcelerate Solutions Completes Investment Transaction, 02.23.23, Jon Williams , Cy Alba , and Katie Burrows PilieroMazza —a business law firm serving the legal needs of government contractors and commercial businesses—congratulates our client Xcelerate Solutions for successfully completing an . . . Read More
Veterans Affairs Imposes Increased Cybersecurity Rules on Government Contractors
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a final rule , effective February 24, 2023, amending the VA’s Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) to impose new cybersecurity procedures and processes to protect sensitive VA data and health information. Although much of the recent cybersecurity buzz has centered around the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification ( CMMC ) framework, the VA did not want to be left out. These VAAR additions will force affected contractors at all tiers to implement internal controls . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 15, 2023
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 More Changes to Come on the ‘Made in America’ Front In his State of the Union speech , President Biden announced “new standards to require all construction materials used in federal infrastructure projects to be made . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 9, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 1, 2023
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 DOD Releases Small Business Strategy The Department of Defense (DOD) released its Small Business Strategy. The strategy seeks to promote a strong, dynamic, and robust small business industrial base by focusing . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 27, 2023
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SBA Releases Preview of New HUBZone Maps Effective July 1, 2023
HUBZone contractors have been anxiously awaiting updates to the HUBZone maps. In 2021, SBA extended the “freeze” on the HUBZone maps until June 30, 2023, to provide enough time to update the maps based on the 2020 Census results. SBA targeted the release of a beta version of the new HUBZone maps in January 2023, and SBA recently hit that mark. A preview of the new HUBZone maps that will take effect on July 1, 2023, is now up on . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 19, 2023
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 . LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Remedies for NLRA Violations Now Include Consequential Damages: Important Takeaways for Employers, 01.05.23, Sarah Nash Last year, the National Labor Relations Board, the agency tasked with enforcing employee rights to . . . Read More