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

Corporate Transparency Act, Part 2: Exempt Status, Physical Office, Dissolved and Tribal Entities, and Beneficial Ownership Information

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which came into effect on January 1, 2024, has significant implications for government contractors, tribal entities, and commercial businesses. If you formed an entity before January 1, 2024, and are not subject to one of the exemptions, you must file your initial Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) no later than January 1, 2025.  If you formed an entity on or after January 1, 2024, and are not subject to one of the exemptions, you must . . . 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

Florida Federal Court Strikes Major Blow to FCA Whistleblowers: Key Takeaways for FCA Defendants

In a prior blog , PilieroMazza discussed the Supreme Court’s decision in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. In that case, in his dissenting opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas referred to the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) as operating in “something of a constitutional twilight zone” and called into question whether relators have standing to pursue qui tam actions where the government declines to intervene in the litigation. Specifically, Justice Thomas opined that “Congress . . . Read More

Discretionary Discussions: Federal Circuit Undercuts DFARS Presumption of Discussions and Maybe More

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 of Discussions and Maybe More.” This article is focused on one important aspect of the Oak Grove decision—the ability to protest an agency’s decision to forgo discussions in a high-value Department of Defense procurement—and the implications for the procurement system. Visit this link to access the full article. Eric previously clerked for the Honorable Matthew H. Solomson at the U.S. Court . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 4, 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 Department of Defense (DOD) Rules: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) On September 26, DOD published five final rules and three proposed rules to amend the DFARS. The final rules are effective October 1, 2024. . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 27, 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 Proposed Material Changes to HUBZone Program Impacts Eligibility, PilieroMazza Client Alert,   Meghan F. LeemonEmily A. Reid As PilieroMazza noted recently  here , the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major  proposed rulemaking  that will impact government contractors, including those that . . . Read More