The Department of Labor has announced the 2019 minimum wage rate for contracts covered by Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors.
The 2014 executive order raised the hourly minimum wage paid by contractors to workers performing work on covered federal contracts to $10.10 per hour starting January 1, 2015. For covered tipped employees, the order set an hourly cash wage of at least $4.90.
Source: 2019 Contractor Minimum Wage Increased to $10.60 | Government Contracts Blog
GAO Releases FY 2018 Bid Protest Statistics | Government Contracts Blog
The Government Accountability Office has released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2018.