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OFCCP Issues Final Rule Implementing Pay Transparency Executive Order

9/27/2015

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On September 11, 2015 the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its Final Rule on Pay Transparency, which implements the Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information Executive Order which was signed by President Obama on April 8, 2014.  The Final Rule takes effect on January 11, 2016.  
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SBA Publishes Final Rule Implementing Sole-Source Contracts for WOSB and EDWOSB

9/26/2015

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On September 14, 2015, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Final Rule which implements the provisions of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorize sole-source contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB).  The Final Rule takes effect on October 14, 2015.  
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President Signs Executive Order (on Labor Day) Requiring Federal Contractors To Provide Paid Sick Leave to Employees

9/9/2015

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How fitting that on Labor Day, a day celebrating the contributions and achievements of American Workers, the White House should formally announce the President's signing of the Executive Order:  Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.  This announcement should come as no surprise - in a blog post about a month ago, we advised readers to expect this after the New York Times first broke the story that a draft EO was in the works. 

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GAO Sustains Protest Over VA's Failure To Issue SDVOSB Set-Aside

9/3/2015

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On August 20, 2015, the GAO sustained a protest in: The Matter of Fire Risk Management, Inc. (August 20, 2015). The protest was sustained where the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) determination that there was not a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from 2 or more SDVOSBs was not supported by the record.  In particular, the protester, Fire Risk Management, Inc. (FRM) asserted that the VA's decision not to set aside a particular acquisition for SDVOSBs was based on unreasonable market research.  
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