Government Contracts, Maritime & Military Law

Visitors who want to learn about the latest news in government contracts and maritime/military law will find it on the National Law Review. One can find information for both large and small business relating to securing a contract with the federal government and the relevant legal issues involved. Up to the minute news from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP), and General Services Administration offices (GSA) is available.

The DOL OFCCP is carefully covered by the National Law Review; including information about the OFCCP’s leadership and staffing changes, complying with OFCCP employment regulations and information on how to handle an OFCCP audit of your business. Businesses can find information about compliance dates, including changes to agency expectations and report due dates quickly after they are announced by the agency, along with expert legal analysis of the implications of these changes.

Additionally, one can find information related to the GAO, including analysis of the GAO Bid Protest Annual Report.

For those who want to learn about the latest military news and issues in the US will also find this news covered by the National Law Review. Details about the US Military and the Department of Defense (DoD), commitment to renewable energy, fraudulent billing practices which occur on military bases, military leave, telemedicine access for overseas military personnel, and topics related to overseas military law and actions are also on the site.

For hourly updates on the latest news about Government Contracts, Regulations, Legislation legal news & litigation, and more, be sure to follow our Government Contracts Twitter feed, and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

Date	Title	Organization
22 Mar	Offshore Wind Development Is Coming to the Gulf of Mexico	Blank Rome LLP
21 Mar	OFCCP Contractor Portal to Re-Open March 31, 2023	Jackson Lewis P.C.
21 Mar	OFCCP Announces Contractor Portal Will Open For AAP Certification On March 31, 2023	Proskauer Rose LLP
21 Mar	Smucker’s Out of a Jam: Sixth Circuit Says Being a Federal Contractor Does Not Make You a State Actor	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
21 Mar	OFCCP to Open Contractor Portal to Certify Affirmative Action Program Compliance on March 31, 2023	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
20 Mar	Will Jones Act Waivers Be a Viable Option in the Future?	Blank Rome LLP
20 Mar	2023 Affirmative Action Plan Certification Portal to Launch March 31, 2023	Polsinelli PC
17 Mar	Transfer of Offshore Wind Safety and Environmental Responsibilities	Blank Rome LLP
15 Mar	Preserving NAFTA Legacy Rights Requires Immediate Action	Bracewell LLP
15 Mar	OFCCP Announces Mega Construction Project Initiative; Focus on Construction Contractors Continues	Jackson Lewis P.C.
14 Mar	OFCCP (Again) Updates List of Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will Be Released	Proskauer Rose LLP
13 Mar	Supreme Court Takes on Insurance Dispute	Hunton Andrews Kurth
10 Mar	OFCCP Updates FOIA ‘Non-Objector’ List: Last Chance to Respond Ends March 17	Jackson Lewis P.C.
10 Mar	San Francisco Issues Implementation Guidance for Military Leave Pay Protection Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
9 Mar	NDAA Section 822 – Contractors Should Act Now to Seek Relief	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
8 Mar	EU Agrees to 10th Package of Sanctions Against Russia	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
3 Mar	Recent CFPB Actions Focus on Protecting Military Families	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
2 Mar	OFCCP Rescinds Trump-Era Expansion of Religious Exemption to Executive Order 11246	Polsinelli PC
1 Mar	OFCCP Rescinds Trump-Era Religious Exemption Rule	Jackson Lewis P.C.
28 Feb	Buying or Selling a Small Business Government Contractor? Draft the Letter of Intent Carefully to Avoid Immediate Affiliation	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Feb	To Each Their Own: Agency Must Consider Experience of Each Partner in a Small Business Set-Aside Joint Venture	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
27 Feb	Old North State Report – Feb. 27, 2023	Nelson Mullins
26 Feb	Former City of Atlanta Official Sentenced for Accepting Bribes	The U.S. Department of Justice
25 Feb	GAO Report Finds Workforce Planning Gaps Contributed to EPA’s Missed TSCA Deadlines	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
24 Feb	Disclosure List of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports Posted – Deadline to Object Extended to March 3, 2023, Including for First-Time Objectors	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
23 Feb	Seattle Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Caste Discrimination	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
23 Feb	Federal Government Contractors and Subcontractors Have Until March 3, 2023 To Assert Objections to the Public Production of Their Affirmative Action Report Data	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
22 Feb	OFCCP Updates List of Contractors Subject to Release of EEO-1 Data	Proskauer Rose LLP
21 Feb	New DOJ/Commerce ‘Disruptive Technology Strike Force’	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Feb	Beltway Buzz, February 17, 2023	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
16 Feb	FAR Council Issues Final Rule on Accelerated Payments to Small Businesses	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
15 Feb	OFCCP (Yet Again) Extends Deadline and Issues Additional Guidance for Contractors Objecting to Release of EEO-1 Data	Proskauer Rose LLP
14 Feb	OFCCP Further Extends Deadline to Submit Objections to Release of EEO-1 Data	Jackson Lewis P.C.
14 Feb	To Pay or Not to Pay Military Leave? Ninth Circuit Leaves Jury to Decide USERRA Comparability Analysis	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
12 Feb	Man Sentenced for Scheme Involving U.S.-Funded Military Contracts	The U.S. Department of Justice
10 Feb	Real Estate Agents Are Independent Contractors As A Matter Of Law If Requirements Met	Proskauer Rose LLP
10 Feb	New York Issues Required Posting Regarding Veteran Benefits and Services	Proskauer Rose LLP
8 Feb	OFCCP’s New February 17 Deadline for Asserting Objections to EEO-1 Data Release	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
8 Feb	Update: OFCCP Extends Deadline for Contractors to Confirm Objection to Disclosure of EEO-1 Data	Jackson Lewis P.C.
7 Feb	OFCCP Proposes Two-Step Complaint Intake Process	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
7 Feb	OFCCP Extends Deadline for Contractors to Object to Release of EEO-1 Data	Proskauer Rose LLP
6 Feb	Check the List: Is OFCCP Ready to Release Your Company’s EEO-1 Report?	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
6 Feb	San Francisco Passes Ordinance Mandating Paid Military Leave	Jackson Lewis P.C.
3 Feb	OFCCP Identifies Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will Be Released on February 8, 2023	Proskauer Rose LLP
2 Feb	Breaking News: OFCCP Posts List of Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will Be Released on February 8, 2023	Jackson Lewis P.C.
2 Feb	COVID-19 May Be Over, but Fight Over the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Is Not	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
1 Feb	Domestic Content Requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act: Basic Requirements, Qualification Analysis, and Lingering Questions	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
31 Jan	Losing the Keys to the Kingdom – How Key Personnel Unavailability Can Jeopardize Contract Award	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Jan	News For Veteran-Owned Small Businesses – SDVOSB and VOSB Certification Moves to the SBA in 2023	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Jan	Beltway Buzz, January 27, 2023	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
26 Jan	CFPB Report: ID Theft Among Servicemembers Increasing	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Jan	EEOC Anticipates Mid-July for 2022 EEO-1 Reporting to Begin	Jackson Lewis P.C.
25 Jan	OFCCP’s Scheduling List Targets Contractors That Didn’t Certify in OFCCP’s Contractor Portal	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
25 Jan	Do Business With the Federal Government? Here’s a 2022 Cybersecurity Recap: Part Five- Further Adoption of FedRAMP & StateRAMP	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
24 Jan	Do Business With the Federal Government? Here’s a 2022 Cybersecurity Recap: Part Three – Secure Software Development Attestation Requirements	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
23 Jan	San Francisco Passes Ordinance Requiring Private Employers to Provide Paid Military Leave	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
23 Jan	You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: Congress Amends the Limitation of Liability Act to Remove Small Passenger Vessels from Its Protection	Jones Walker LLP
21 Jan	OFCCP Announces New Round of Contractors Selected for Audit — Was Your Company Selected?	Proskauer Rose LLP
21 Jan	Beltway Buzz, January 20, 2023	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
21 Jan	Breaking News: OFCCP Publishes New CSAL Audit List	Jackson Lewis P.C.
20 Jan	Sixth Circuit Upholds Block of Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
20 Jan	DDTC Issues Updated Guidance for US Persons Abroad	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
20 Jan	Do Business With the Federal Government? Here’s a 2022 Cybersecurity Recap: Part Two – NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
19 Jan	DOJ Strike Force Nabs Another Government Contractor	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
19 Jan	Do Business With the Federal Government? Here’s a 2022 Cybersecurity Recap: Part One – CMMC Developments	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
17 Jan	Class Action Year in Review: Logistics	ArentFox Schiff LLP
17 Jan	Class Action Year in Review	ArentFox Schiff LLP
6 Jan	EPA and the Corps Finalize New Definition of WOTUS … Again	Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
5 Jan	FY23 Defense Authorization Bill Makes Changes to Address "Novel and Problematic" Jones Act Waivers	K&L Gates
5 Jan	DOD, GSA AND NASA Propose Climate-Related Disclosures for Federal Suppliers	Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
4 Jan	NLRB Provides Off-Duty Contractor Employees With Property Access to Engage in Section 7 Activity	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
3 Jan	2022, Who Were You? A Recap of Hot Issues in 2022.	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
29 Dec	Gift Of Time – Comment Deadline Extended For Proposed Disclosure Of Climate Information By Federal Contractors	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
29 Dec	OFCCP’s Proposed New Scheduling Letter May Fundamentally Change Audits for Contractors	Jackson Lewis P.C.
22 Dec	Fifth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
21 Dec	The National Labor Relations Board Diminishes Private Property Rights. What Will It Mean?	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
21 Dec	OFCCP Posting Requirements: Compliance Reminders for Federal Contractors [PODCAST]	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
20 Dec	Michigan Court of Appeals Strikes Down Local Ordinance Mandating Contractors Pay Prevailing Wage Rates	Miller Canfield
20 Dec	Fifth Circuit Affirms Injunction Preventing Enforcement of Contractor Vaccine Mandate Against Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi	Proskauer Rose LLP
16 Dec	Congress Enacts Major Expansion of Capital Construction Fund, Creating New Opportunities for Marine Financing of Jones Act Vessels	K&L Gates
14 Dec	Preparing for New SBA Certification Requirements for Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses	Foley & Lardner LLP
8 Dec	The New Status Quo: Louisiana First Circuit Reverses Trial Court on Vessel Status and Seaman Status	Jones Walker LLP
2 Dec	Former Senior U.S. Navy Employee Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy and Lying to Investigators	The U.S. Department of Justice
2 Dec	New Certification Process for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Effective January 1, 2023	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
2 Dec	Beltway Buzz, December 2, 2022	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
1 Dec	“Help Me Get My Feet Back on the Ground”: IRS and Treasury Issue Initial Guidance on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Under IRA	ArentFox Schiff LLP
30 Nov	GAO’s FY 2022 Bid Protest Statistics: GAO Protest Filings and Sustain Rates Continue to Decline, but Effectiveness Rates and Alternative Resolutions Continue to Climb	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Nov	Proposed Rule Requires Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Nov	Small Changes During Contract Performance Can Take A Large Bite Out Of The Bottom Line	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Nov	Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $8.4 Million to Resolve Claims Related to its Failure to Disclose Cost or Pricing Data	The U.S. Department of Justice
29 Nov	DOL Notifies Government Contractors That It Intends to Disclose EEO-1 Data for Nonobjectors	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
23 Nov	Hirer Of Independent Contractor Is Not Liable For Injury To Contractor’s Employee	Proskauer Rose LLP
23 Nov	Whistleblower Claim Should Not Have Been Dismissed In Part	Proskauer Rose LLP
23 Nov	OFCCP Proposes Changes To Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing	Proskauer Rose LLP
22 Nov	OFCCP Hosts Webinar Discussing Changes to FAAP Directive	Proskauer Rose LLP
22 Nov	Center for Investigative Reporting Files Lawsuit Seeking Release of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports	Jackson Lewis P.C.
21 Nov	OFSI’s Annual Review Highlights Effect of Sanctions on Russia	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
21 Nov	DOD Issues Guidance for ESOP Pilot Program	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
17 Nov	FISMA Audits: What Federal Contractors Need to Know to Protect Sensitive Government Information (and Themselves)	Oberheiden P.C.
17 Nov	DOL Sued Over FOIA Request for Contractors’ EEO-1 Reports	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
14 Nov	Biden Administration Proposes That Federal Contractors Must Disclose GHG Emissions	Mintz
11 Nov	A Packed Lame Duck Agenda Awaits Congress	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
11 Nov	Gorsuch Says "Chevron Doctrine" is Dead Even Though the US Supreme Court Refuses to Say So	ArentFox Schiff LLP
11 Nov	Insights for Hiring and Employing Veterans: An Interview With Thought Leader, Sean Kelley [PODCAST]	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
11 Nov	Veterans Day And a Reminder of Employers’ Military Leave Obligations	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
11 Nov	Employing Veterans: Insights for Hiring Veterans and Supporting Veterans in the Workforce	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
10 Nov	FISMA Compliance: What Federal Contractors Need to Know about the FISMA CIO Metrics	Oberheiden P.C.
10 Nov	Proposed Rule Would Require Government Contractors to Disclose Climate-Related Risks	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
10 Nov	Update on Bid Protests in Alabama	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
9 Nov	Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS	The U.S. Department of Justice
8 Nov	OFCCP Adopts Updated “Know Your Rights” Poster for Contractors	Proskauer Rose LLP
7 Nov	Task Force and OMB Issue New Guidance on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate	Proskauer Rose LLP
7 Nov	Upcoming Proposed Changes to DOL’s Independent Contractor and Overtime Rules	Hunton Andrews Kurth
7 Nov	Not Ship Shape: SEC Sues Retired Chief Petty Officer for Fraudulent Offerings to Navy-Related Victims	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
4 Nov	Managing Global Supply Chains in a Volatile World	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
4 Nov	What Would an Economic Downturn Mean for Technology M&A Activity, and How Should Buyers and Sellers Get Ready for the Coming Cycle?	Foley & Lardner LLP
2 Nov	Takeaways from GAO’s FY 2022 Bid Protest Report	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
2 Nov	Ninth Circuit Takes Broad View of Protected Activity under the California Whistleblower Protection Act	Proskauer Rose LLP
2 Nov	California Privacy Exemptions Set to Expire, Status of DOL Independent Contractor Rule, D.C. Non-Compete Notices Take Effect [PODCAST]	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
1 Nov	EEOC Replaces “EEO is the Law” Poster and OFCCP Supplement with “Know Your Rights” Poster	Jackson Lewis P.C.
1 Nov	Defense Contractors - Check Your Non-Disclosure Agreements for Compliance with DoD Rules	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
31 Oct	OFCCP Updates Required EEO Poster	Polsinelli PC
28 Oct	US Executive Branch Update – October 28, 2022	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 Oct	The Haunting Return of the Economic Reality Test: U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Resurrecting the Pre-Trump Era Employee/Independent Contractor Test	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Oct	Organizational Conflicts of Interest – Part 3: The Next Target for FCA Enforcement	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Oct	The Gap Widens Between COFC and GAO on Late is Late Rule	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Oct	Contractor Vaccine Mandate Still On Hold, For Now	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
25 Oct	SEC Awards More than $4.6 Million to Whistleblowers	Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
21 Oct	Two Texas Men Convicted of Bribing City Officials	The U.S. Department of Justice
21 Oct	OMB Renews Commitment to EO14028 by Requiring SSDF Compliance in Federal Software Acquisition	Ankura
19 Oct	Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Looks to Return, With Potential Updates	Polsinelli PC
18 Oct	Ninth Circuit Holds California’s ABC Test for Classifying Independent Contractors Does Not Violate First Amendment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
18 Oct	Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: Are Changes Coming?	Bracewell LLP
16 Oct	White House OSTP and NNCO Mark National Nanotechnology Day 2022	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
16 Oct	Former City of Atlanta Official Convicted for Accepting Bribes	The U.S. Department of Justice
15 Oct	Us Department of Labor Announces $1.2 M Investment to Improve Delivery of Services to Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, Military Spouses	U.S. Department of Labor
14 Oct	Beltway Buzz, October 14, 2022	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
13 Oct	AUVSI and DOD’s Defense Innovation Unit Announce Collaboration for Cyber Standards for Drones	Robinson & Cole LLP
13 Oct	EPA, Navy, State of California, and City of Irvine celebrate facility reuse award winner Marine Corps Air Station El Toro	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
12 Oct	Deadline Fast-Approaching for Specific Contractors to Object to Type 2 EEO-1 Report Disclosure	Robinson & Cole LLP
12 Oct	Senate Moves Defense Authorization: Why You Should Care	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
11 Oct	What Employers Need to Know About Seattle’s Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance	Jackson Lewis P.C.
7 Oct	OIG Warns That Proposed Drug Discounts May Warrant Sanctions	ArentFox Schiff LLP
6 Oct	Part 2 – Classified Information in Federal Criminal Litigation and the Need to Know With Sid Kamaraju [PODCAST]	Bracewell LLP
4 Oct	Will I Lose My Other Benefits? The Potential Impact of a Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Claim	Ward and Smith, P.A.
1 Oct	Readout of Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force Deputies Meeting	The U.S. Department of Justice
29 Sep	OFCCP’s Renewed Focus on Construction Contractors [PODCAST]	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
28 Sep	Federal Government Outlines New Security and Attestation Requirements for Software	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Sep	Organizational Conflicts of Interests – Part 2: OCIs in Bid Protests	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Sep	OFCCP Continues to Encourage Functional AAPs via Revision 3 to FAAP Directive	Jackson Lewis P.C.