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DoD Issues Interim Rule Implementing CMMC and a NIST SP 800-171 Assessment
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: September 30, 2020
On September 29, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued its long anticipated interim rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework. 85 FR 61505 (Sep. 29, 2020). Along with issuing a new DFARS clause to implement CMMC, DoD also added a new requirement that covered contractors have a NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment. Both provisions of the interim [...] Read More
President Issues New Executive Order Controlling Contractor Diversity Training
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: September 29, 2020
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” to battle what he calls "offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating." The Executive Order states that instructors and materials teaching that men and members of certain races, as well as the country's most venerable institutions, that are inherently sexist and racist, [...] Read More
OFCCP Seeks to Introduce Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: September 22, 2020
Recently, the Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice soliciting comments on its September 2020 proposal to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement the Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI). 85 FR 56635 (Sep. 14, 2020). AAP-VI is a data management portal that will assist with OFCCP compliance [...] Read More
FAR Council Issues Proposed Rule to Increase Domestic Content Requirements Under the Buy American Act
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: September 15, 2020
On September 14, 2020, the FAR Council finally issued a proposed rule to implement Executive Order 13881, Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials. 85 FR 56558 (Sep. 14, 2020). The Executive Order, which the President signed back on July 15, 2019, directed the FAR Council to change the FAR regulations implementing the Buy American Act by increasing the [...] Read More
Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors to Increase to $10.95 in 2021
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: September 8, 2020
Effective January 1, 2021, federal government contractors will be required to pay their employees working on or in connection with a government contract at least $10.95/hour – an increase of $0.15/hour over the 2020 minimum wage. 85 FR 53850 (Aug. 31, 2020). Fringe benefits paid to employees do not count towards the $10.95/hour. Back in 2014, Executive Order 13658 raised [...] Read More
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