Jul 26, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Litigation, and Bid Protests, Regulatory Updates
The US Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) review will involve a compliance check to determine whether contractors have maintained records consistent with Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the...
Jun 1, 2021 | Procurement Fraud/False Claims Act Investigations
Over the past year, the Department of Justice has charged nearly six hundred defendants with crimes involving over $600 million in fifty-six federal districts around the country. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on May 17 the establishment of a COVID-19...
May 28, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), International Development, Non-Government Organizations and Not-for-Profits
Microsoft has warned users that hackers are using the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) email system to target government bodies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). One such malicious email displays a “usaid.gov” identification as the sender,...
May 20, 2021 | Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Regulatory Updates, Uncategorized
In light of recent and ongoing cyber incidents, this executive order (EO), released on May 12, reflects the government’s heightened concerns. Important issues addressed in the EO include: Modernizing Federal Government Cybersecurity: the EO provides minimum...
May 13, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announced that the request for proposals (RFP) for CIO-SP4 Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is expected to be released on Thursday, April 29. NITAAC also...
May 13, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, GSA & VA Schedule, GSA Schedules
The General Services Administration (GSA) launched an updated look and feel for beta.SAM.gov on April 26. GSA launched beta.SAM.gov in 2017 as the modernized environment where the ten Integrated Award Environment (IAE) systems would become one. GSA is preparing to...
May 13, 2021 | Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Regulatory Updates
President Biden released an executive order that will increase the minimum wage for federal contractors and subcontractors. Accordingly, executive departments and agencies, including independent establishments subject to the Federal Property and Administrative...
May 13, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Litigation, and Bid Protests, Procurement, Regulatory Updates
FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Publication of List of Equipment and Services Covered by Section 2 of Secure Networks Act The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (Secure Networks Act) became law in March 2020. The Act established...
Feb 24, 2021 | GSA Schedules, Regulatory Updates
The General Services Administration (GSA) released a memorandum to waive certain requirements temporarily for offers under the GSA Schedules to better support the government’s COVID-19 response. The memo waives the following requirements for both new offerors and...
Feb 9, 2021 | Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
BRG is pleased to announce it has been approved by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body as a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) and has several Registered Practitioners (RPs) on its CMMC team. What does that mean? The RPOs and...
