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Daily Dump: 25 March 2013

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By on Mar 25th, 2013

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– The Senate has adopted a budget, setting the stage for contentious negotiations with the House to reconcile the two very different plans currently on the table. [NY Times]

– The FAA will close 149 airport towers, primarily at small airports, which are currently operated by contractors; it has not yet made a decision about towers staffed by FAA controllers because such changes would require negotiations with the controllers’ union. [Washington Post]

– Click here for a discussion of the Navy‘s Plan B should the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program fail to overcome its recent groundings, performance downgrades, and other problems. [Wired]

– NASA has shut down a large public database — used by scientists, engineers, academics, and students — pending completion of an investigation into whether documents containing technical information subject to American export control laws had been accidentally placed on the server. [NY Times]

– Read here for a summary of the impact federal spending cuts will have on the public-sector workforce  as state and local governments react to the cuts, as well as the response by government contractors. [Wall Street Journal]

Daily Dump: 21 March 2013

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By on Mar 21st, 2013

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– This article compares the House and Senate budget proposals, including the impact of Rep. Paul Ryan‘s proposed spending cuts on government contractors. [Washington Post]

– NASA has increased security after a foreign national contractor was arrested en route to China with a large amount of computer hardware he may not have been entitled to possess. [Reuters]

– If you are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), a recent software problem may have exposed your taxpayer IDs and bank account numbers. [CBS]

Daily Dump: 5 March 2013

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By on Mar 5th, 2013

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– This article discusses how the sequestration cuts that went into effect on March 1 may cause courthouses to close their doors. [National Law Journal].

– Read here how two defense contractors have been convicted of bribing civilian employees at a Naval Air Station with thousands of dollars in gifts and cash in exchange for landing contracts. [UT San Diego].

– This article reviews how a government contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is moving forward after the incumbent contractor withdrew its bid protest. [FCW].

– Read Stan Hinton’s Blog for the latest key decisions in government contracting cases and appeals. [Stan Hinton].

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Daily Dump: 6 December 2012

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By on Dec 6th, 2012

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– Click here for an article on how it is not all bad news even though the Census Bureau figures, which were released today, highlight the geographic scope of the worst slump since the Great Depression. [Bloomberg Businessweek].

– 10,000 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employees are at a security risk following the theft of a laptop used by a NASA headquarters employee. [Equities.com].

– According to this article the looming shadow of sequestration may be getting a little smaller as three lawmakers say they believe, with more than 50% confidence, a deal will be worked out before the Budget Control Act and other financial changes kick in on January 2nd. [Federal News Radio].

– The U.S. Senate passed the $631 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which includes amendments that will lower caps on contractor executive pay and increase oversight of wartime contracts, by a vote of 98-0. [Law360].

– Read Stan Hinton’s informative Blog for the latest developments in government contracting. [Stan Hinton].

  • The Small Business Administration (SBA) is increasing the receipts-based small business size standards and retaining them for a number of industries in NAICS Sector 51, and NAICS Sector 56 effective January 7, 2013.
  • The SBA is also proposing to increase the revenue-based small business size standards for the three industries in NAICS Subsector 213 withing NAICS Sector 21.  Comments are due by February 4, 2013.

Daily Dump: 6 September 2012

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By on Sep 6th, 2012

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– Read here how a federal judge has ruled that KBR can force the government to produce records on the Army‘s alleged failure to provide force protection for KBR logistical services workers. [Courthouse News Service].

– Learn more here how minimum data protection standards proposed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council will apply to civilian, DoD and NASA contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. [JD Supra].

– Hiring a diverse workforce has long-term benefits for businesses in the changing face of Americans. [Resource Nation].

– This Blog discusses how a recent effort by the Pentagon to add on infrared detection technology to the U.S. Munitions List could give foreign competition a significant advantage. [Trade Compliance Blog].

– Three similarities between sequestration and natural disasters:  Read this Blog to learn how small businesses can manage federal cuts. [Washington Business Journal].

– Read some of the cases Stan Hinton’s Blog reports on today. [Stan Hinton].

  • Comments are due by November 5 on a proposed ruls that would amend Part 42 of the FAR to provide government wide standardized past performance evaluation factors and categories and to require that past performance information be entered into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). [FAR Case 2012-009].
  • DoT proposes three categories of changes to improve implementation of the DoT‘s disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) rule. [Federal Register].
  • Correction of the recently published rules on the HSAR issued by DHS. [HSAR: Revision Initiative Correction].

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