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$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Takes Effect
Fastest 5 MInutes: American Rescue Plan, Bid Protests, ASBCA Decision
OHA Decision on Recertification May Impact Eligibility of Small Business Contractors Competing for Set-Aside Contracts
Executive Order 14042 – Update 15.0: U.S. District Court “Clarifies” Its Injunction Applies Only to the Vaccine Mandate
Biden’s OMB Nominee Plans to Continue Prioritizing Oversight and Ending Government Shutdowns
FIPS 201-3 Approved and Published: NIST Revises Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors
“Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark”: Court Finds Award Is Tainted by Possible PIA Violation, Remands to Agency for an Investigation; Insight Public Sector, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-cv-1755
Government Not Liable for Damages Caused By Civil Unrest and Rioting; Ieyada M. Ahrir v. Department of State, CBCA 6644
Agency Didn’t Issue Final Decision on Liquidated Damages, So Board Lacked Jurisdiction over Parties’ Cross-Claims for Liquidated Damages; Appeal of ECC International Constructors, LLC, ASBCA No. 59586
OSHA Withdraws Its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS Effective January 26, 2022
GAO: Agencies Must Adequately Explain Why a Superior Technical Offer Warrants Paying a Higher Price
Patchwork Preliminary Injunctions: Interpreting Contractor Compliance Obligations under EO 14042
Stay Stay Stay: High Court’s OSHA ETS Opinion Provides Tea Leaves for Federal Contractors
NITAAC Extends Due Date for CIO-SP4 After Bid Submission Problems
Government Watchdog to Air Force: Don’t Ok New KC-46 Vision System Prematurely
Communications with Agency Constituted an Agency Protest, Which Set the 10-Day Clock Running for a GAO Protest; Science and Technology Corporation, GAO, B-420216
CBCA Denies Appeal, Finds Contractor’s Costs Were Result of Sloppy Performance and “Aggressive Behavior Towards Government Employees”; Griz One Firefighting, LLC v. Department of Agriculture, CBCA 6358, 6567
GAO Interrogates the Nebulous Gray Area Between an Evaluation and a Non-Responsibility Determination; A. Prentice Ray & Associates, LLC, GAO B-419024.5, B-419024.6
In Two Recent Decisions, GAO Reaffirms Only a Finding of Nonresponsibility Requires Referral to the SBA for a COC
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