Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 7, 2024
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 31, 2024
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 24, 2024
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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
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 4, 2024
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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. Leemon , Emily 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
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 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 SBA Proposed Changes to 8(a) Program Impacts Applicants and Participants, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Meghan F. Leemon As PilieroMazza noted recently here , the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 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 Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: Transactions Other Than Contracts, Grants, or Cooperative Agreements for Prototype Projects On September 4, DOD published a proposed rule and request for comments regarding revisions to its Other Transaction . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 5, 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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Final Rule: Reference to Penalty Threshold On August 29, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration published a final rule amending the FAR. This rule . . . Read More