Category Archives: Regulations
Executive Order Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
President Obama has issued Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. The EO ensures contractor employees can earn up to 7 days or more of paid sick leave annually. The new policy brings contractor employee benefits in … Continue reading
Rule Adds Requirements for Reporting Cyber Incidents, Cloud Services
The Department of Defense has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to add requirements for contractors to report network penetrations. The rule requires contractors and subcontractors to report cyber incidents that result in an actual … Continue reading
OMB Seeking Comments on Proposed 2017 NAICS Changes
The Office of Management and Budget is requesting comments on the Economic Classification Policy Committee’s Recommendations for the 2017 Revision of the North American Industry Classification System. The proposed revisions focus on improving the description of current industries, identifying new … Continue reading
GAO Completes Review of DFARS Rulemaking Procedures
The Government Accountability Officer has issued a final report entitled “Department of Defense: Acquisition Rulemaking Practices.” For the April 17, 2015, report (GAO-15-423R), GAO analyzed 279 final and interim DFARS rules published in the Federal Register between 2010 and 2014 to determine the … Continue reading
FAR Rule Implements Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have issued FAC 2005-81, which contains one interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The rule, “Further Amendments to Equal Employment Opportunity” (FAR Case 2015-013), adds employment protections based … Continue reading
FAR Class Deviation to Resolve Conflicting Contractor T’s & C’s
The General Services Administration is requesting feedback on a proposed class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the General Services Acquisition Regulation to address common Commercial Supplier Agreement terms that are inconsistent with federal law. CSAs are standard forms … Continue reading
GSA Proposes New Reporting Requirements for FSS and GWAC Vendors
A proposed rule would amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation to add clauses requiring vendors to report transactional data from orders and prices paid by ordering activities. Under a new clause, vendors would be required to report, through an online … Continue reading