By: Timothy M. McConville, Esq. The U.S. Department of Labor on December 3, 2014 announced a new rule prohibiting discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity in the federal contracting workforce. The rule implements Executive Order 13672, which was signed by President … [Read more...]

By: Matthew R. Keller, Esq.                Most government contractors know that they may protest the loss of an award (in most circumstances) at the Government Accountability Office (GAO).                But, many awardees do not know that they have a similar right to fight off a GAO protest – … [Read more...]

By: Timothy M. McConville, Esq. As part of its on-going effort to provide guidance to the contractor community, OFCCP has posted additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) responding to questions received from federal contractors. The FAQs address requirements of the revised regulations … [Read more...]

By: Matthew R. Keller, Esq.                 A recent, federal evidentiary ruling calls the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine into question where privileged documents relate to an internal investigation made pursuant to the FAR’s Mandatory Disclosure Rule.                 Most … [Read more...]

By: Michelle S. DiCintio, Esq. On March 24, 2014, new regulations issued by Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) went into effect.  The most significant requirement is that covered federal contractors must adopt hiring benchmarks for veterans and utilization … [Read more...]

By: Matthew R. Keller, Esq.     Yesterday, the President signed an Executive Order (EO) “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors.” The EO was first announced in advance of the President’s State of the Union Address in January, 2014. The EO continues the momentum of other, federal contract … [Read more...]

By: Brian A. Darst, Esq.     While the Government shutdown is still in full effect, it will end someday soon, and Federal Government contractors must be on the lookout for certain issues that may come up when the Government asks them to start or re-start performing their work.      Although this … [Read more...]

By: David A. Lawrence, Esq. As we approach the end of the federal government’s fiscal year, another debt ceiling debate is looming.  Many contractors have expressed concerns about this issue.  We would like to take a moment to pass along a few thoughts about how you can deal with this potential cash … [Read more...]

By: Matthew R. Keller, Esq. Please join me Saturday morning for the next broadcast of Power of Attorney Radio, at 10:00am on Federal News Radio (1500 AM and 820 AM in the D.C. Metro Area and everywhere at www.federalnewsradio.com). The topic is: GSA Contracting Basics. My guests will be Melody … [Read more...]

By: David A. Lawrence, Esq. Earlier this summer, our Dulles GovConnections Lunch & Learn heard from national experts (UPS, CapGemini & The Chertoff Group) in Supply Chain Logistics.  Logistics is now cool.  Our world is more interconnected and everyone is trying to manage the expense & … [Read more...]