Monthly Archives: January 2013

FAR Subpart 22.12 (“Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts”) Is Implemented, Predecessor and Successor Service Contractors Must Take Notice

January 31st, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized By Richard Oliver

This blog post was authored by Dick Oliver, Ray Pushkar, Justin Ganderson, and John Ziegler. On January 18, 2013, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council implemented Executive Order (“E.O.”) 13495 (“Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts”) into regulation at FAR Subpart 22.12. FAR Subpart 22.12 requires successor service contractors and subcontractors (whose contracts are above the… Continue Reading

The CDA’s 6-Year Statute of Limitations Period Continues to Make Headlines

January 22nd, 2013 Posted in Statute of Limitations By Justin M. Ganderson

This blog post was authored by Tom Lemmer, Steve Masiello, Tyson Bareis, and Justin Ganderson. One trend that we’ve been following closely is the successful use of the (“CDA”) six-year statute of limitations period by contractors and the United States to dismiss claims at the inception of a lawsuit. (See our prior blog posts regarding… Continue Reading

What Agencies Are Not Telling Contractors About the Impact of Sequestration

January 16th, 2013 Posted in Contract Terminations & Restructures, Legislative & Regulatory By Elizabeth Ferrell

This blog post was authored by Beth Ferrell. Unless Congress acts to prevent sequestration, beginning March 1, 2013, approximately $85 billion in budgetary resources across the Federal Government will be cancelled. The looming threat of sequestration creates significant uncertainty regarding the budgetary resources that will be available for the reminder of FY13. Industry is looking… Continue Reading

DoD Planning Guidance for Sequestration

January 11th, 2013 Posted in In The News, Legislative & Regulatory, Sequestration By Jim Schweiter

This blog post was co-authored by Jay Heath and Jim Schweiter. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has just issued a memorandum directing the armed services and all other DOD components to begin planning for the budgetary impacts of the implementation of sequestration and an extension of the current continuing resolution. Deputy Secretary Carter gives authority… Continue Reading

FY2013 NDAA Makes Significant Changes in the Federal Government’s Small Business Contracting Programs

January 8th, 2013 Posted in Legislative & Regulatory, Small Business By Richard Oliver

This blog post was co-authored by Dick Oliver and Jay Heath. The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), signed by President Obama on January 2, 2013, includes many important provisions. Notably, the FY13 NDAA includes significant changes to the federal government’s small business contracting program. We outlined these important changes in a client… Continue Reading