Jun 19, 2020 | Procurement, Regulatory Updates
The CARES Act includes the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for eligible small businesses, emergency grant funding, and a path for loan forgiveness if funds are used for payroll and related costs.[1] PPP loan funds can be used...
Apr 6, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Other Government Regulatory Topics, Procurement
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020. The stimulus bill, enacted in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, contains provisions directed at government...
Jul 22, 2019 | International Development, Non-Government Organizations and Not-for-Profits, Procurement
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has said its commercial procurement reforms—introduced in 2017 following concerns about profiteering and unethical behavior by some contractors—are working, even as suppliers say they are penalizing smaller...
Jul 12, 2019 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Other Government Regulatory Topics, Procurement
Mia Bautista took part in sessions on “Yours, Mine, Ours” (July 10) and “Contract and Procurement Fraud” (July 11). On July 12, Ryan Byrd discussed “Detecting Fraud Through Vendor Audits”; and Rob Hichens and Amit Garg discussed...
