Contractors felt the squeeze from budget cutbacks and increased compliance requirements during 2013. As government agencies continue to operate under constrained budgets, competition for the federal contracts will remain intense. What should contractors expect in 2014? Join our Crowell & Moring team on Thursday, January 9 at 1:00 pm EST for a free webinar as
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OFCCP Seeks Input on Development of New Compensation Reporting Tool
Here they go again. Undeterred by the failure of the EO Survey five years ago, on August 10, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) soliciting public feedback on development of a new compensation data collection tool. According to the ANPRM, this data collection is …
Could You be Caught in DOL’s Expansive Definition of a Government Subcontractor?
It is common knowledge that performance of government contracts requires the contractor to comply with a range of clauses not found in commercial contracting, which are included to advance the federal government’s social and economic policies. For example, the Equal Opportunity clause (FAR 52.222-26) prohibits government prime contractors from discriminating based on race, color, religion, sex…