Category Archives: General
NDAA FY 2019 Signed into Law with Strong Bipartisan Support
Today, President Trump signed into law the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515). The bill passed both houses with broad bipartisan support. The House approved the bill by a vote of 359 to … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisition, appropriations, budget, commercial products, commercial services, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, cyber, Department of Defense, e-commerce, House of Representatives, micro-purchase threshold, military, National Defense Authorization Act, national security, NDAA FY 2019, procurement, Russia, Senate
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FAC 2005-99’s Interim Rules Implement NDAA Requirements
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99, issued June 15, contains two interim rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Item I—Use of Products and Services of Kaspersky Lab (FAR Case 2018-010) implements section 1634 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year … Continue reading
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Tagged arms control, contract clause, Federal Acquisition Circular, Federal Acquisition Regulation, hardware, information technology, Kaspersky Lab, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, software, solicitation provision, System for Award Management simplified acquisition threshold
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DoD Seeks Input on Implementation of NDAA FY 2018 in DFARS
A Department of Defense notice announces an early engagement opportunity regarding implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (PL 115-91) within the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. The public is invited to submit early inputs on … Continue reading
Section 809 Panel Issues Volume I of Final Report
The Section 809 Panel, the Department of Defense’s advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations, issued Volume I of its Final Report. The report contains recommendations to update DoD’s process for acquiring information technology business systems, streamline auditing requirements, … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, DFARS, FAR, General, Small Business
Tagged acquisition regulations, audits, commercial item, contract compliance, Department of Defense, earned value management, information technology, National Defense Authorization Act, Section 809 Panel, small business, subcontracting
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FAC 2005-96 Rescinds Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule
A final rule, FAR Case 2017-015, issued in Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-96, amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to rescind the FAR Case 2014-025 final rule entitled Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which was issued in FAC 2005-90 on August 25, … Continue reading
2018 Contractor Minimum Wage Increased to $10.35
The Department of Labor has announced the 2018 minimum wage rate for contracts covered by Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors. The 2014 order raised the hourly minimum wage paid by contractors to workers performing work on … Continue reading
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Tagged contractor minimum wage, Department of Labor, Executive Order 13658
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Comments on Impact of FTAs on Procurement Markets Requested
The Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative are conducting industry outreach to better understand how the government’s procurement obligations under free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement affect manufacturer … Continue reading
