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OMB Increases Executive Compensation Benchmark By Nearly $190,000
Today’s advance Federal Register contains an Office of Management and Budget/Office of Federal Procurement Policy notice setting $952,308 as the maximum executive compensation benchmark amount allowable under government contracts for Fiscal Year 2012. The benchmark compensation amount limits the allowability … Continue reading
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Iraqi Firm Pays $2.7M to Settle FCA Violations
The United States Department of Justice has announced a settlement with the Iraqi Consultants and Construction Bureau that resolves allegations of False Claims Act violations arising from illegal payments made to obtain Department of Defense contracts in Iraq. As part … Continue reading
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Special Briefing: Government Shutdown Update
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business editors have prepared a special briefing that details which government functions are ongoing and which have been suspended during this lapse in funding. The briefing includes links to government websites to make it easier to … Continue reading
The Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims Maintain Schedules During Shutdown
On its announcements page, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provides a link to an order stating all filing deadlines remain in effect absent a motion for an extension of time in a particular case, and the court’s … Continue reading
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Boards Continue to Receive Filings during Shutdown
Both the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals will continue to accept filings during the government shutdown. The ASBCA’s Recorder’s Office will remain open to docket filings while government operations are curtailed. The … Continue reading
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Tagged appeals, ASBCA, CBCA, Contract Disputes Act, filings, government shutdown, statutory limitations
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Rules Enhance FAR and DFARS Whistleblower Protections
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have published a series of interim rules addressing statutory amendments that enhance whistleblower protections for federal government contractor and subcontractor employees. Four interim rules amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation … Continue reading
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Tagged allowability of legal costs, cost principle, DFARS, FAC 2005-70, FAR, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013, whistleblower protections
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OFCCP Issues Rules Revising Affirmative Action Regulations
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today issued two final rules amending the Equal Employment Opportunity regulations in Title 41 CFR, Chapter 60. The OFCCP is a civil rights, worker protection agency that enforces Executive Order … Continue reading