ComplianceGovernment ContractsSmall Business January 21, 2021 OFCCP Compliance Evaluations: General Overview Most federal government contractors must comply with nondiscrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsSmall Business January 14, 2021 Uniform Contract Format (UCF) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) specifies the format contracting officers must use in developing solicitations… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 13, 2021 Washington, DC May Soon Have the Strictest Ban on Non-Compete Provisions On December 15, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to approve… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 12, 2021 OFCCP Opinion Letter Addresses Religious Bias in the Workplace The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces Executive Order 11246, which applies to… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 8, 2021 In Re: Chronos Sols.-The GAO Indicates That COVID Related Contract Changes Can be Material Changes In Chronos Sols., LLC, the GAO determined its first COVID-19 case in September of 2020… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsSmall Business January 7, 2021 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overview The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) is a set of regulations that sets forth the rules… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 7, 2021 United States ex rel CIMZNHCA LLC v. UCB Inc.- The Government Can Intervene by Way of Filing a Motion to Dismiss The 7th Circuit set a new standard for the government dismissal of a whistleblower False… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsLitigationNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 6, 2021 United States ex rel. Adams v. Dell Computer Corp.- Contractual Conditions Must be Material to the Government’s Decision to Pay The plaintiff in this case alleges that Dell violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 6, 2021 Should Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccinations? On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesComplianceGovernment ContractsSmall Business January 5, 2021 Boeing Co. v. United States: Waiver of a Solicitation Defect – Interpreting Blue & Gold Fleet, L.P. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a Court of Federal… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
Labor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 5, 2021 Can Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccinations? On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesBid ProposalsGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 4, 2021 In Re: Teledyne Brown Eng’g Inc.,- Appearances Are Important! Even Appearance of a Conflict of Interest is Enough to Taint a Contract In this case, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (“TBE”) protested an award to SGT, LLC by… Ward & Berry 0 Love0