The Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (ISDC) recently issued its annual report to Congress on federal government suspension and debarment activities for fiscal year (FY) 2020. Key takeaways from the year’s ISDC report are discussed below.

What is the ISDC Suspension and Debarment Report?

Created by Executive Order 12549, the ISDC is an interagency

$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Takes EffectThe Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently issued an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order 14026 “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” and a final rule issued by the Department of Labor. The Executive Order “seeks to raise the hourly minimum wage paid by contractors to workers performing

Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 contains what is believed to be the first-ever federal government contracting program designed to specifically encourage and benefit businesses wholly owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Key features of this proposed pilot program — which include sole-source follow-on awards

Bradley’s Government Contracts Practice Group Named Law360 ‘Practice Group of the Year’Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm’s Government Contracts Practice Group was recently named a 2021 Law360 Practice Group of the Year.

“This incredible recognition is the direct result of our group’s hard work and dedication; we could not be more grateful to our incredible clients, who entrust us with a broad array

Inside DOJ’s New Cyber-Fraud InitiativeThe Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the launch of the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which will utilize the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients. Key features of and takeaways from this new initiative are discussed below.

Key Features 

  • The initiative aims to hold accountable entities or individuals

WOSB/EDWOSB Amendments to the FAR Are HereThe Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently proposed a series of noteworthy amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that impact Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) concerns. The key proposed amendments to the FAR — which

Uncle Sam Wants You! (To Get Vaccinated, If You’re a Federal Contractor): Updated COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidelines Are HereAs promised, on September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors about the implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, which imposed a vaccine mandate on many federal contractors. Bottom line up front, as the military likes to say, Uncle Sam wants its federal contractors to

Afghanistan Withdrawal: The Government Contractor’s Guide to Terminations for ConvenienceWith the United States’ recent withdrawal from Afghanistan, it is only a matter of time before the government begins terminating certain federal contracts for the convenience of the government. Accordingly, government contractors need to know their rights and obligations so that they can be best positioned if one or more of their contracts are terminated.