Eric Crusius

Task order protests made up larger percentage of all GAO complaints in 2020

The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress showed vendors filed less than 1,900 protests in fiscal 2020.

Reporter's Notebook

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Pentagon strips down CMMC program to streamline industry cyber assessments

Defense

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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Companies with at least 100 workers will be required to give employees paid time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and paid sick leave if they have side effects from the shots. That's according to a Biden administration official who spoke Monday, Nov. 1, about pending vaccine-mandate rules from OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

For contractors, guidance on ever-evolving federal vaccine mandate makes compliance difficult

Contracting

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Contractors say, when they roll up their sleeves to help the government, this isn’t what they had in mind

Contracting

The future of CMMC is here

Commentary

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When it comes to bid protests, vendors playing with even money at GAO

Reporter's Notebook

Deadline to cut federal ties with Chinese telecom companies fast approaching

Technology

Second supply chain risk management rule drops putting agencies, vendors on notice

Acquisition Policy

Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting Kim Herrington (DoD)

DoD, ODNI sign ‘permission slips’ to keep contractors viable through the pandemic

Reporter's Notebook

Agencies initiate emergency acquisition authorities

Acquisition Policy

DoD now getting around to implementing procurement rule from 2017

Federal Drive

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Amazon’s protest of GSA’s e-commerce platform RFP tells us why the silly season is in full swing

Federal procurement lawyers say the first quarter of the federal fiscal year tends to be among the busiest times of the year as contractors challenge awards…

Reporter's Notebook

Bid protests, suspension and debarments continue to drop, but for how long?

GAO and the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee released annual reports highlighting continued decreases in bid protests, by 16%, and in the…

Reporter's Notebook

Shutdown economics: A proposal to give contractors, employees more wiggle room

Commentary

Eric Crusius, a partner with Holland & Knight, details a proposal to ensure employees of contractors are paid following a government shutdown.