Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2, 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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Protecting Our Nation’s Data, Part 1: Cybersecurity Standardization Requirements for Unclassified Federal Information Systems, November 1, 2023, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV , Joseph P. Loman , Daniel Figuenick, III New standardized cybersecurity compliance requirements are inbound. In early October 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 27, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 19, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 13, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 5, 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 . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Administration (SBA) Press Release: SBA Administrator Guzman Releases Statement on the Reopening of the 8(a) Application Portal On Friday, September 29, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman released the following statement on . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 29, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 22, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 14, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 8, 2023
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The Washington Post Quotes PilieroMazza’s Tony Franco: Potential Impact of Social Disadvantage Ruling on Minority-Owned Government Contractors
Thousands of Black, Latino and other minority business owners are scrambling to prove that their race puts them at a “social disadvantage” after a federal judge declared a key provision of a popular Small Business Administration (SBA) program unconstitutional, extending the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent retreat from affirmative action. The SBA changes come amid a broad legal assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the private sector, one that has only intensified in the wake of the Harvard . . . Read More