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US-Iraq SOFA and recent decisions highlight risks for US contractors supporting US efforts overseas

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Iraq, USA
  • -
  • March 31 2009

Companies performing contracts for the US Government in Iraq entered into those contracts with certain expectations about the risks they might face trying to perform in a hostile operational environment

Zero-defect DCAA audits: a fundamental shift from cooperation to strict compliance

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 24 2009

This article provides background with respect to recent GAO reports that are critical of the Defense Contract Audit Agency ("DCAA"), as well as several audit guidance memoranda that DCAA issued in the aftermath of these reports

The Federal False Claims Act - what does it mean for non-profit organizations?

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 5 2010

The Civil False Claims Act ("FCA" or "Act") imposes civil penalties and damages upon parties that submit false or fraudulent claims to the federal government

President Obama issues memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies concerning government contracting

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 12 2009

On March 4, 2009, President Obama issued a policy Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies regarding Government Contracting

Congress considers expanding scope and access to new contractor performance and integrity database

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 7 2010

On May 9, 2010, bi-partisan contracting reform legislation - the Federal Contracting Oversight and Reform Act of 2010 ("Bill") - was introduced in the Senate

The Small Business Administration flexes its muscle: contractors should ensure accurate and appropriate representations and teaming arrangements

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 15 2010

On October 1, 2010, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) suspended GTSI Corp. (“GTSI”) for one year based upon adequate evidence demonstrating that it violated small business set-aside regulations to win and perform federal contracts

DOD contractors and subcontractors: are you complying with the new flowdown notice requirement on US export control laws?

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 29 2010

Compliance with U.S. export control laws is critical during this time of heightened enforcement

FAPIIS goes public: contractor performance and integrity information database will be made publicly available

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2010

When the President signed the 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act on July 29, 2010, a provision of that law directed the General Services Administration ("GSA") to make nearly all of the information in the recently-created Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System ("FAPIIS") database available to the public

Proposed DFARS rule: withholding payments to DoD contractors

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 2 2010

The Department of Defense (DoD) is accepting comments until March 16, 2010 on a proposed DFARS rule that, if implemented, will allow a Contracting Officer (CO) to withhold 10, 50, or even 100 of interim payments to contractors where the CO determines that a contractors "business systems" are deficient

Proposed rules issued for prevention of personal conflicts of interest for contractor employees performing acquisition functions

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 19 2009

On November 12, 2009 the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (“Councils”) issued a proposed rule for prevention of personal conflicts of interest for contractor personnel performing acquisition functions on behalf of federal agencies