Holland and Knight

A big Defense cybersecurity requirement for contractors moves closer to reality

Not yet in effect, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program rule is now at the White House for review.

Cybersecurity

Concerns over NASA’s SEWP VI small business strategy come to surface

Congress

Nothing from the government comes without gobs of documentation

Cybersecurity

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An update on a contractor cybersecurity rule VA imposed this year

IT Modernization

union, federal mediation and conciliation service

The suspension, debarment process could be improved, but not by DoJ taking the lead

Reporter's Notebook

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

Reporter's Notebook

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

FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia. Religious objections, once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines, are becoming a much more widely used loophole against the COVID-19 shot. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Federal contractor forecast: Cloudy with a chance of needles

Federal Report

Effective capital structure for contractors

Off the Shelf

The evolving federal market for small businesses

Off the Shelf

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

Reporter's Notebook

DoD’s interim rule adds a new twist to implementing cyber maturity model

The Pentagon issued an interim rule under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations on Sept. 29 to add more clarity around the implementation timeline…

Defense Industry

Agencies initiate emergency acquisition authorities

The Defense Department raised its threshold for 8(a) sole source contracts to $100 million as required by the 2020 Defense authorization bill. While not…

Acquisition Policy

New guidance, Defense Production Act and other coronavirus challenges vendors should know about

Contracts/Awards

The Defense Department has set up a daily call with associations representing its vendors to take stock of how the coronavirus is impacting its industrial base while the White House has activated a 1950 law to give agencies procurement priority.