The Voice of Contract Management: Recent Episodes
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Episode Topics:
- CMMC Assessment Process
- SBA final rule
- Transactional Data Reporting
- OCIs
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- DoD’s Mentor-Protégé Program
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information Security
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- Protest Timeliness
- Minimum Wage for Contractors
- Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface
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- New Executive Order
- Annual Report on Bid Protest
- Responsible Artificial Intelligence Guidelines
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- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
- Commercial Products and Services
- DOJ Cooperation Credit
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- COVID Vaccine Requirements for Contractors
- Revolving Door
- Small Business Matters
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- Buy American Act
- False Claims Act
- COVID Vaccines and Protocols for Contractors
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- Transactional Data Reporting
- Artificial Intelligence
- Accountability Framework
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- New EO on Climate-Related Risk
- Mentor-Protégé JV Size Determination
- FedRAMP
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- Notable bid protest decisions
- Update from National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Executive Order increasing the hourly minimum wage for federal government contractors
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- Department of Commerce’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating information and communications technology and services
- Update from the Procurement Collusion Strike Force
- GAO testimony about ongoing supply chain challenges at the Department of Veterans Affairs
- American Jobs Plan
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- American Rescue Plan
- Regulatory updates from the Department of Labor and CMMC
- Copyright decision from the Federal Circuit
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- The new Supply Chain Executive Order
- False Claims Act settlement involving small business matters
- Waiver of a GSA Schedule solicitation requirement
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- Suspension and debarment
- False Claims Act developments
- Oversight relating to the pandemic response
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- Domestic preferences and American-made good
- Regulatory freeze memo
- Bid protest decision about discussions
- Executive Order that focuses on using the procurement process to address the Biden Administration’s climate policy
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- False Claims Act update from DOJ
- DOD COVID-19 vaccination plan of interest to contractors
- Final rule on LPTA, a Commerce final rule on information and communications technology or services
- Range of executive orders issued by President Biden
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- Important developments concerning the nationwide court order enjoining the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
- GAO’s annual report regarding protest filings
- Extension of the reimbursement period for Section 3610 of the CARES Act
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Episode Topics:
- Latest on the cybersecurity compromise involving SolarWinds Orion products
- Corresponding directives from the Department of Homeland Security and how contractors are reacting
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- Executive Order 13950 (“Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”)
- Commercial item contracting
- Service Contract Act enforcement
- Artificial intelligence
- Key personnel dispute
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- GAO’s recent Tetra Tech case
- OFCCP final rule
- Federal Circuit’s LAX Electronics ruling
- ASBCA’s FY2020 report
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- DOJ’s first charges under the Procurement Collusion Strike Force
- Interesting bid protest decision involving COVID impacts
- DCMA development focusing on TINA
- Update on SAM.gov-generated unique entity identifiers
Episode Topic: The recent DFARS Interim Rule titled “Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements.”
Episode Topic: President Trump’s September 22 Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
Topics:
- OMB interim rule regarding supply chain security
- Teaming agreement enforceability
- Decision from the Federal Circuit about cost claims
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- Section 889
- Federal Network Security Developments
- COVID Fraud
- Executive Order 13940
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- FY2019 NDAA Section 889
- FAR Council
- NIST SP 800-172
- DoD COVID-19 Response
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- Delay in EEO-1 data collection
- Revocation of EO on nondisplacement of qualified workers
- Section 3610
The discussion continues in this third COVID-19 special edition that focuses on emerging COVID-19 related issues facing our clients. We cover state and local reopening orders, compliance and recordkeeping tips, and Section 3610 guidance.
Stay up to date on the latest news effecting the contracting community by viewing NCMA's COVID-19 Resource Repository.
The discussion continues in this second COVID-19 special edition that focuses on emerging COVID-19 related issues facing our clients. We cover the impacts of state and municipal shelter in place directives, requests for symptom and medical information from employees, preserving rights to delay and changes in performance, and the importance of recordkeeping for future contracting actions, audits, and inquiries.
Stay up to date on the latest news effecting the contracting community by viewing NCMA's COVID-19 Resource Repository.
This special edition focuses on emerging COVID-19 issues facing our clients. We cover the impacts of state and municipal shelter in place directives, requests for symptom and medical information from employees, preserving rights to delay and changes in performance, and the importance of recordkeeping for future contracting actions, audits, and inquiries.
Stay up to date on the latest news effecting the contracting community by viewing NCMA's COVID-19 Resource Repository.
Episode Topics
- DoD 5000 series
- CUI Protection
- Anti-Kickback Act Settlement
- Procurement Fraud Strike Force
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- ITAR
- False Claims Act
- Bid protests
- Contractor Purchasing System Review
- CFIUS
- DOL Joint Employer Rule
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Episode Topics
- Revocation of an executive order
- Suspension and debarment update
- GAO bid protest
- The False Claims Act
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- DOL enforcement
- The False Claims Act
- VA data security
- Cuba exports
- DOD IP acquisition news
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- Commercial item news
- Multiple award schedule news
- FOIA news
- Certified cost or pricing data reporting news
- Limitations on Federal guidance news
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- DoD's final rule on LPTA source selection processes.
- DoD's proposed rule for exception to competition.
- Struggle between government & industry for cybersecurity.