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Chris Roux Quoted in Law360 on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan

August 22, 2017 By Alston Government Contracts Team

On August 18, Alston & Bird Construction & Government Contracts partner Chris Roux was quoted in the Law360 article “Trump Infrastructure Order Shows Strategy Without Clear Plan.” The article discusses the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s August 15 Executive Order that was intended to push the government to complete environmental reviews to approve or deny major infrastructure projects within a two-year time frame, on average. The Executive Order also repeals an order signed by President Barack Obama in 2015 that required federal agencies and developers to factor in climate [...]Read more

Filed Under: P3 Matters, Public Construction Tagged With: Environmental, Executive Order, Infrastructure Plan, President Trump, Press

Government Contractors May See Changes in Cybersecurity and IT Procurement

July 6, 2017 By Jessica Sharron

On Monday, June 19, 2017, President Trump’s newly established American Technology Council met for the first time at the White House to begin discussions on modernizing government information technology (IT) systems. As President Trump reportedly stated during the meeting, “Our goal is to lead a sweeping transformation of the federal government’s technology that will deliver dramatically better services for citizens.… Government needs to catch up with the technology revolution.” Executives from companies such as Amazon, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Akamai, and Microsoft were in attendance. When [...]Read more

Filed Under: Information Technology, IP and Research in the Government World Tagged With: American Technology Counsel, Cybersecurity, Executive Order, Information Technology, President Trump, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

The Trump Administration’s Move Toward Pro-Employer Policies

April 17, 2017 By Jeffrey Belkin

On March 27, 2017, President Trump signed House Joint Resolution 37 under the Congressional Review Act, which in essence blocked the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (the “Blacklisting Rule”) signed by President Obama. By signing this Resolution, the Blacklisting Rule and the Department of Labor guidance remain in place, but as a practical matter will not be enforced by the Trump Administration. This Resolution will have minimal impact on government contractors in the short term since the Eastern District of Texas already issued a preliminary injunction in 2016 enjoining the implementation [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients, Public Construction, Public Health Care Contracts Tagged With: Blacklisting Rule, Executive Order, House Joint Resolution 37, President Trump

The Washington Post Quotes Jeff Belkin on Obama Order on Contractor Workplace Violations

September 14, 2016 By Alston Government Contracts Team

On August 31, Alston & Bird Construction & Government Contracts partner Jeff Belkin was quoted in the Washington Post article “Obama Order on Contractor Workplace Violations Takes Effect Soon, Despite Objections.” The article discusses some of the issues surrounding the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order that will compel potential government contractors to report violations covering 14 workplace protections from the previous three years. As indicated by Belkin, the new regulations could turn into a “blacklisting rule” that may shut out “many highly capable, ethical and [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients Tagged With: Blacklisting Rule, Executive Order, Press

Corporate Counsel Quotes Clare Draper on Final “Blacklisting” Rule for Government Contractors

September 13, 2016 By Alston Government Contracts Team

On August 25, Alston & Bird Labor & Employment partner Clare Draper was quoted in the Corporate Counsel article “New ‘Blacklisting’ Rules for Contractors Add Compliance Burden for Companies.” The article explains what the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, or so-called “blacklisting rule,” would do and examines some of the anticipated effects. Draper was quoted as saying the firm expects the regulations “to bring about complex compliance issues on a variety of levels to both large and small companies, leaving them increasingly vulnerable to risk.” To learn [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients Tagged With: Blacklisting Rule, Executive Order, Press

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