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Updated FOIA Regulation Template and Guidance Now Available

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On September 7th, the Office of Information Policy (OIP) released an updated version of its Guidance for Agency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, along with an updated FOIA Regulation Template. These resources were first issued in March 2016. OIP has updated them to take into account changes made to the FOIA by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and by recent court decisions. As described in OIP’s guidance, while many of the FOIA’s requirements are contained directly in the statute and do not need implementing regulations, there are areas where the FOIA specifically requires each agency to publish regulations and still other areas where regulations are permitted. Moreover, there are aspects of FOIA administration that can be addressed in FOIA regulations as a matter of good practice. The updates to the guidance and accompanying template for agency FOIA regulations include: Notifications to requesters of assistance from FOIA Public Liaisons and the Office of Government

Source: Updated FOIA Regulation Template and Guidance Now Available

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New Procedures for Submitting Payment Requests on NASA Contracts | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

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NASA has published an interim rule affecting its contractors who submit payment requests under cost-reimbursable contracts. Until the 2016 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act), oversight of billings by NASA contractors was administered by DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency). However, the 2016 NDAA now prevents DCAA from performing any work for non_DoD agencies. As a result, all non-DoD agencies that have been relying upon DCAA to provide contract audit oversight are scrambling to find alternatives to DCAA.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: New Procedures for Submitting Payment Requests on NASA Contracts

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Industry partnerships crucial to meeting meet future cyberthreats — Washington Technology

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The Army must develop deeper relationships with government contractors and academia in order to meet the cyberthreats of the future.

Source: Industry partnerships crucial to meeting meet future cyberthreats — Washington Technology

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Congress Tries to Avoid a Government Shutdown As Oct. 1 Nears – Management – GovExec.com

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Lawmakers hope to vote next week on a short-term continuing resolution funding agencies through Dec. 9.

Source: Congress Tries to Avoid a Government Shutdown As Oct. 1 Nears – Management – GovExec.com

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Contractors Urge Next President to Upgrade Acquisition Workforce – Contracting – GovExec.com

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Existing staff lack the time and resources to keep up with demand.

Source: Contractors Urge Next President to Upgrade Acquisition Workforce – Contracting – GovExec.com

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Threshold for Audit of Termination Settlement Proposals to Increase | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

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The FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) Councils have proposed to increase the dollar threshold for requiring audit of termination settlement proposals from $100,000 to $750,000. The proposed new threshold will be tied to the threshold for obtaining cost or pricing data (FAR 15.403-4(a)(1), thus whenever that threshold increases (once every five years based on inflation), the audit threshold for termination settlement proposals will increase as well.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Threshold for Audit of Termination Settlement Proposals to Increase

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Justin Chiarodo: What contractors need to know about the election – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Contractors tend to stand by during election seasons, even though the party of the next administration indicates what procurement policy will look like.

Source: Justin Chiarodo: What contractors need to know about the election – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Brennan: Government ‘cannot just hope’ private sector will protect digital domain — FCW

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CIA Director John Brennan warned of the need to improve government defense of the digital domain before a catastrophic event.

Source: Brennan: Government ‘cannot just hope’ private sector will protect digital domain — FCW

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GSA issues STARS III RFI — FCW

On Aug. 9, the General Services Administration sent out a request for informationfor the next iteration of its government wide IT

Data Act sponsor wants a look at agency implementation plans — FCW

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Sen. Mark Warner has requested an update on how agencies are implementing the Data Act since OMB and Treasury issued standards and implementation guidance earlier this year.

Source: Data Act sponsor wants a look at agency implementation plans — FCW

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GSA issues STARS III RFI — FCW

On Aug. 9, the General Services Administration sent out a request for informationfor the next iteration of its government wide IT

FedRAMP Authorizes First Cloud Provider for Voice and Collaboration

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LOS ANGELES, CA – August 18, 2016 – collab9 today announced it is the first and only FedRAMPSM Authorized Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) provider in the world. With the cloud first mandate trickling through the U.S. government, Federal, State, and Local agencies now have a flexible, reliable, and secure unified communications (UC) cloud service catering to their requirements. collab9 was sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States to achieve a FedRAMP compliant ATO (Agency Authority to Operate) and verified by the FedRAMP PMO (Project Management Office).

FedRAMP

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, is a government-wide program that supports the U.S. government’s mandate that all U.S. federal information systems comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). Providing a cost-effective, risk-based approach for the adoption and use of cloud services, executive departments and agencies using FedRAMP Authorized cloud systems, such as collab9, can reap significant financial and time savings by implementing new systems quickly.

“As agencies are increasingly using more cloud services, specialized services like UCaaS solutions are gaining greater entry into the Federal marketplace. FedRAMP is cloud agnostic so the authorization process works for any delivery model or service type. The Federal government’s increasing adoption of all types of cloud services will result in many more specialized services coming through FedRAMP, like UCaaS solutions,” said Ashley Mahan, FedRAMP Agency Evangelist.

 

Source: FedRAMP Authorizes First Cloud Provider for Voice and Collaboration

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