Contractors Applaud House Vote to Kill Obama Fair Pay, Safe Workplace Rule – Contracting – GovExec.com
They cite “burdensome” paperwork and “blacklisting” of firms with past labor law violations.
They cite “burdensome” paperwork and “blacklisting” of firms with past labor law violations.
Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without, with the latest edition hosted by partners David Robbins and Peter Eyre and including updates on the latest executive orders by President… Continue Reading
Source: Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without – Government Contracts Legal Forum
The Procurement Integrity Act was designed to prevent unfair competition when awarding Government contracts. Contractors cannot use source selection (or proprietary) information from a competitor, no matter how it was obtained.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: What is the Procurement Integrity Act?
Guy Timberlake focuses on the 2017 NDAA’s terrible small business proposals that “almost were” in a contribution to SmallGovCon’s GovCon Voices series.
Source: GovCon Voices: The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Ugly Changes That Almost Were! – SmallGovCon
GovCon Voices is a new feature on SmallGovCon, and provides candid commentary and opinions on government contracting from government contracts thought leaders.
Source: Introducing GovCon Voices: A New SmallGovCon Feature – SmallGovCon
With the new Trump administration, there is plenty of change going on in the market, so we’ve packaged our best reporting and commentary to help you navigate the road ahead.
Source: Thriving under Trump: New WT Insider Report offers tips, advice — Washington Technology
Millions of Americans will be tuned in to Super Bowl LI on Sunday – what they won’t see are the investments made by government agencies to host the event.
Last Monday, Rep. Virginia Foxx introduced a joint resolution of disapproval of the recently implemented (and more recently temporarily suspended by a Federal judge) of the so-called Fair Pay and Safe Workspaces rules. This joint resolution is provided by the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA allows Congress a limited period of time in which to overrule a regulation through use of a joint resolution, essentially giving Congress a legislative veto. The resolution needs to be passed by both houses and then signed by the President or passed over the President’s veto by two-thirds of the House and Senate.