Aug 3, 2020 | Government Contracting
Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the Interests of American Workers The executive order requires that executive agencies report to the Office of Management and Budget by December the results of a review of FY2018 and FY2019...
Aug 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Recovery Funds, Government Contracting
The highlights of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Initial Report to Congress include: SIGPR has located temporary and long-term office spaces, obtained from Office of Personnel Management waivers for three federal retirees, joined working groups...
Jun 19, 2020 | Government Contracting, Sector Focus
The CARES Act includes the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for eligible small businesses, emergency grant funding, and a path for loan forgiveness if funds are used for payroll and related costs.[1] PPP loan funds can be used...
May 18, 2020 | Claims and Disputes, Webinars
Tigran Ter-Martirosyan will take part in a session on “Making Your Arbitration Time and Cost-Efficient.” The event involves a series of webinars in which leading experts will discuss how arbitration can tackle the controversies arising out of the COVID-19...
May 1, 2020 | Government Contracting, Regulatory Compliance
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on March 27, 2020. With over $2 trillion in funding, it is to date the largest stimulus legislative measure ever enacted. The fiscal relief law was the...