On Monday (Nov 22, 2021), the Biden administration announced its final rule directing federal contractors to pay their workers a $15 minimum wage starting next year. The rule, promulgated by the Labor Department, follows a directive from President Biden issued shortly... read more
This week on Off the Shelf hosted by Roger Waldron, President of the Coalition for Government Procurement, Bill Gormley, president of The Gormley Group, discussed key contracting trends impacting the General Services Administration, customer agencies, and industry.... read more
For those clients and contractors who have not yet accepted the GSA Mass Mod A837 which implements Executive Order (EO) 14042 Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, GSA as of November 16, 2021 has suspended use of GSA contract(s) for those... read more
GSA launched a tracker this week to monitor compliance with the mandate. The White House clarified in new guidance that employees of federal contractors must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by January 18. “Covered contractor employees must be fully... read more
Update: The Biden administration on Thursday extended the deadline for federal contractors to comply with the vaccine mandate, a day after this story was initially posted. Contractors now have until Jan. 4, the same deadline that private sector companies have under... read more
20 States Now Suing Biden over Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate At least 20 states have now filed lawsuits against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, with nearly all of them coming in a wave on Friday. It comes as federal workers have a few... read more
To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government is instituting significant requirements for Government contractors What is Required? Under the guidance issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, Federal contractors will be required to implement the... read more
As GSA continues to engage stakeholders regarding its strategy for the cloud marketplace, avoiding vertical contract duplication will be critical to creating a competitive, efficient, and effective cloud marketplace for customer agencies and industry partners.... read more
As COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to increase across the country, employers are legally required to manage, and in some cases accommodate exemption requests. What to Know As COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to increase across the country, employers are... read more
