Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 20, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS December 2024: Reducing the Negative Impacts of a Government Shutdown for Federal Contractors, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IVNichole D. AtallahLauren BrierAbigail “Abby” Finan Once again, the specter of a government shutdown looms over the federal contracting community. The federal . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 12, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Administration (SBA) Final Rule: Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program Updates and Clarifications On December 4, SBA published a final rule adding definitions, conforming the regulations to current statutes, adopting similar language . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 6, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS / CORPORATE & ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE Corporate Transparency Act, Part 4: Reporting Requirements Temporarily Suspended, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Meghan F. LeemonAbigail “Abby” L. BakerCole R. Fox As you may have been following,  PilieroMazza  previously reported on the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the reporting . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 21, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Trump 2.0: Implications for Federal Spending and the Workforce, PilieroMazza Blog, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV The election of former President Trump has the potential to significantly change the federal procurement landscape. As with his first term, President-elect Trump will . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 14, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS / GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Corporate Transparency Act, Part 3: Filing Extensions for Businesses Affected by 2024 Hurricanes, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Meghan F. LeemonAbigail “Abby” L. BakerCole R. Fox The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a significant relief measure under the Corporate Transparency Act . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 7, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA’s Proposed Changes to “Rule of Two” Increases Award Opportunities for Small Business Government Contractors. . .Maybe, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IVMeghan F. LeemonKrissy Cralle On October 25, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 31, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   REAS, CLAIMS, AND APPEALS Overcoming the Sovereign Acts Doctrine: Contractor Recovers Costs Related to COVID-19 Quarantine, PilieroMazza Blog,  Lauren Brier As we know, in the almost five years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, courts have been reluctant to award costs to . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 24, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS / GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Corporate Transparency Act, Part 2: Exempt Status, Physical Office, Dissolved and Tribal Entities, and Beneficial Ownership Information, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Meghan F. LeemonAbigail “Abby” L. BakerCole R. Fox The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which came into effect on January 1, 2024, has significant . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 17, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Proposed Rule: Prevailing Rate Systems, Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System (FWS) Wage Areas On October 11, OPM published a proposed rule and request for comments . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 10, 2024

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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live!  here  and Clocking in with PilieroMazza  here .   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Discretionary Discussions: Federal Circuit Undercuts DFARS Presumption of Discussions and Maybe More, PilieroMazza Attorney Article, Eric Valle PilieroMazza’s Eric Valle was a guest author for  The Nash & Cibinic Report  where he published the article “Discretionary Discussions: Federal Circuit Undercuts DFARS Presumption . . . Read More