As part of its years-long project to update and revise the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and better align them with the Export Control Regulations, the Department of State (DoS) recently amended the ITAR with an interim rule to address another group of amendments first proposed in June of 2015. The new rule definesRead More
Being a small business can have its advantages. Federal procurement rules provide that certain contracting opportunities may be set-aside for small business competition. Small businesses also may be exempt from certain procurement provisions, such as subcontracting plan requirements and coverage under Federal Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). Prime and higher-tier subcontractors also are incentivized to useRead More
It’s not unusual for defeated protesters to feel as though the explanation for their defeat short changes their arguments. Indeed, this might be the case for every defeated protester (or intervenor, or agency). The Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision in Analytical Solutions by Kline, LLC (ASK), B-417161.3 (July 11, 2019), published on GAO’s website onRead More
Last month we reported on the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) issuance of Version 0.6 of its draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard. That draft included DoD updates and revisions to CMMC’s domains, capabilities and practices for Levels 1 through 3. It deferred revisions to those parts of CMMC covering Levels 4 and 5. OnRead More
On December 12, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a former civilian employee of the U.S. Army is being prosecuted by the DOJ’s Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. The former employee, Ephraim Garcia, worked in the Army’s Directorate of Public Works, where his job duties related to the solicitation, award and management of governmentRead More