This week Peter Hutt, partner at Covington & Burling LLP, joins Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the False Claims Act, including the basics of the law and its impact in the government contracts market. Hutt lays out the history of the law, including... read more
GSA thanks our industry partners for your continued patience. GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) plans to release a program update no later than the week of August 14 that will include: The first batch of answers to the more than 4,500... read more
“Fair and Reasonable” MAS contract level pricing is impacted by a host of factors. These include federal and commercial market conditions, government versus commercial contract terms and conditions, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the General Services... read more
SBA Puts “Temporary Pause” on New 8(a) Program Application Submissions The SBA’s Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, the office that handles the 8(a) Business Development Program applications, has just confirmed that SBA has “temporarily paused”... read more
Industry groups are raising censorship and privacy concerns over a ban of popular social media app TikTok on devices used by government contractors. Industry groups have expressed privacy and censorship concerns over a federal ban that prohibits government contractors... read more