Sep 18, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews
Matthew Johnson, communications director for the Office of Acquisition and Assistance, indicated USAID posted the Section 889 webinar recording and slide deck from August 31, 2020, on its Industry Liaison’s Section 889 Partner webpage. Visit USAID’s Industry Liaison...
Aug 26, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, International Development, Non-Government Organizations and Not-for-Profits
Find the latest coronavirus grant funding opportunities for nonprofits, small businesses, journalists, and artists, updated each business day and listed by deadline date. To filter for region-specific opportunities, select the state/province in the Geographic Scope....
Aug 17, 2020 | Other Government Regulatory Topics, Procurement
The CARES Act authorizes the government to reimburse qualifying contractors for the costs of providing certain paid leave to employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Defense Pricing and Contracting resource page provides information regarding reimbursement...
Aug 17, 2020 | Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Procurement, Procurement Fraud/False Claims Act Investigations, Uncategorized
A Coordinated National Response to Combat Antitrust Crimes and Related Schemes in Government Procurement, Grant, and Program Funding It is time for government contractors to revisit their compliance programs and ensure they have effective controls that mitigate the...
Aug 3, 2020 | Other Government Regulatory Topics
BRG Corporate Finance has released its Quarterly M&A Report for the second quarter of 2020. The report provides geographic data, industry data, and BRG’s proprietary view on global activity in the M&A space. The purpose of this report is to analyze trends in...
Aug 3, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews
The highlights of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Initial Report to Congress include: SIGPR has located temporary and long-term office spaces, obtained from Office of Personnel Management waivers for three federal retirees, joined working groups...
Aug 3, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews
Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the Interests of American Workers The executive order requires that executive agencies report to the Office of Management and Budget by December the results of a review of FY2018 and FY2019...
Jul 16, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Other Government Regulatory Topics, Regulatory Updates
Key Government Guidance, Directives, and References in Response to Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 The below list includes government-issued guidance and directives by agency pertaining to COVID-19 response. Contract Performance and Cost Recovery Pandemic Response...
Jul 14, 2020 | Other Government Regulatory Topics
This Memorandum supplements 0MB Memoranda M-20-18 and M-20-22 with additional guidance that further addresses the resiliency of the federal acquisition workforce and the federal contractors who support our agency missions, including in the fight against COVID-19....
Jul 10, 2020 | Regulatory Updates
DoD, GSA, and NASA released a pre-publication version of the interim rule, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232). Pursuant to...
