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

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 SBA Releases Preview of New HUBZone Maps Effective July 1, 2023, 01.20.23, Jon Williams and Daniel Figuenick HUBZone contractors have been anxiously awaiting updates to the HUBZone maps. In 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) . . . 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

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 16, 2022

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 Inflation Relief Is Coming for DOD Contractors, 12.09.22, Kevin Barnett , Lauren Brier , and James Rhodes As PilieroMazza has reported , rising costs due to inflation have been one of the most significant issues facing contractors with . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 7, 2022

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 2022 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors, 12.05.22, Jackie Unger and Dozier Gardner The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its 2022 Bid Protest Annual Report (Report), which reviews statistics compiled from the . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 23, 2022

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 SBA Adjusts Economic Disadvantage Thresholds for 8(a) and EDWOSB Programs and Monetary-Based Size Standards, 11.18.22, Meghan Leemon and James Rhodes Per an interim final rule published on November 17, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is adjusting the . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 18, 2022

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 Biden Proposes Emissions Reduction and Reporting Standards for Federal Contractors, 11.14.22, Cy Alba and Ustina Ibrahim The Biden-Harris Administration recently published a proposed rule on Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience (Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule intends to further the goals . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2, 2022

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 Prohibition on Use or Delivery of Chinese Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Products and Services: The Potential Link Between Section 889 of the 2019 NDAA and Section 1260H of the 2021 NDAA, . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 27, 2022

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 SBA Proposes Revisions to Ownership and Control Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program, 10.24.22, Meghan Leemon As PilieroMazza noted recently here , the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 19, 2022

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 Overcoming the Inflation Crisis: The Ins-and-Outs of Extraordinary Contractual Relief for Government Contractors, 10.13.22, Kevin Barnett and Lauren Brier An all-but-forgotten remedy in government contracting, Extraordinary Contractual Relief (ECR) , is in the midst of a potential resurgence due . . . Read More