• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

Alston & Bird Government Contracts Blog

  • Home
  • Services
  • Meet Our Team

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

The OFCCP’s New Contractor Portal: Here is What Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Ought to Know

May 17, 2022 By Samantha Skolnick and Nick Chandler

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) both administers and enforces the following three equal employment opportunity laws: (1) Executive Order 11246; (2) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; and (3) Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended.[1] These aforementioned laws forbid employment discrimination and mandate that federal contractors implement Affirmative Action Plans (AAPs) that guarantee equal employment opportunities for covered classes.[2] Pursuant to 41 CFR § 60-2.10, “an affirmative [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients Tagged With: Executive Order, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

GAO Report on Government Contracting Finds Overall Decrease from 2011-2015 and Most Obligations on Service Contracts

April 11, 2017 By Jessica Sharron and Alston Government Contracts Team

Every year, billions of dollars in products and services are needed to keep running the U.S. federal government’s 18 cabinet-level departments and nearly 100 other independent agencies. In March 2017, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released results of its one-year audit of the government’s contracts between fiscal years 2011 and 2015 (including its fixed price, cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials/labor hour contracts). Overall, GAO’s report shows a 24 percent decrease in government-wide contracting in FY 2015 from FY 2011 levels (a drop of approximately $438 billion), with [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients Tagged With: Government Spending, Small Business, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Federal Agencies Cannot Immunize Themselves with Short Termination Windows in Contracts

January 15, 2016 By Jeffrey Belkin

In Springfield Parcel C, LLC v. United States, 124 Fed. Cl. 163 (Ct. Fed. Cl. 2015), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims considered the post-award protest of a contract by an unsuccessful offeror. The unsuccessful offeror was protesting the award of a real estate contract to lease new headquarters for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) offered by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The protestor, Springfield Parcel C, LLC, sought an injunction of the award to Eisenhower Real Estate Holdings, LLC, on the basis that the GSA’s award was unlawful. Springfield, Eisenhower, and [...]Read more

Filed Under: Bid Protests & Public Contract Award-Related Representations Tagged With: Administrative Protest, Bid Protest, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Impresa Construzioni Geom. Domenico Garufi v. United States, Post-Award, Springfield Parcel C LLC v. United States, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Primary Sidebar

This blog is a service of Alston & Bird’s Government Contracts team and provides insights on cases, rules, trends, and latest developments in local, state, and federal government contracting. Our attorney observations include analysis of investigations, litigation, protests and issues affecting present or prospective prime contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients across various industries.

Archives

RECEIVE EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW POSTS ARE ADDED.

A confirmation email has been sent to the email address provided.

Categories

Secondary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • The OFCCP’s New Contractor Portal: Here is What Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Ought to Know
  • Biden’s Infrastructure Funding Comes with Strings Attached
  • Department of Defense Suspends the CMMC Pilot Program And CMMC Requirements In DoD Solicitations Pending Major Changes For CMMC 2.0
  • Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity: Biden Implements New Reporting Requirements on IT Government Contractors
  • Is There a Road Forward for Biden’s Infrastructure Plans?
Copyright © 2023 · Alston & Bird · All Rights Reserved. Privacy.