Aug 19, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS
The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2021 Compliance Supplement is available. On December 26, 2013, OMB Circular A-133 was superseded by the issuance of 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F. Among other things, those changes increased the audit threshold to $750,000 for...
Aug 17, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Procurement
Government contractors, like most businesses, have faced difficult operational and financial challenges since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Quick federal legislation with contractor relief mechanisms followed with the $2.2 trillion CARES Act,...
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...
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 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...