The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is moving to a paperless claims processing from a system that combines paper records, electronic fax, microfilm, microfiche, files stored on compact discs, DVDs, and flash memory devices. According to Bloomberg Government, the VBA issued a request for information to find parties interested in working on the transition from contractors […]
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The bipartisan bill would provide back pay for more than a million federal contractors affected by the government shutdown. These contractors were either furloughed or on the job without pay during the 35-day shutdown. H.R. 824 was co-sponsored by 19 House Democrats and 3 Republicans. Read the bill here.
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Funding for many government agencies expires in less than three weeks, and members of the House and Senate are hoping to use potential appropriations legislation for those agencies to ensure that government contractors receive some back pay after the most recent government shutdown. “We’re all going to work very hard to make sure that when we keep […]
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US Government Contracts Quick Hit Briefing: Small Business Runway Extension Act Becomes Law, Yet Implementation Halted by Government Shutdown On December 17, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 (HR 6330) (the Act), which modifies the period to measure small business size status from three fiscal years of average annual receipts to five […]
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Key Takeaways for Executives New proposed rule will standardize subcontracting limitations across the government. Rule will eliminate confusion, ease compliance burdens and allow more flexibility for small business subcontractors. A long-delayed proposed rule from the Defense Department, the General Services Administration and NASA would make life easier for small business contractors by standardizing subcontracting limitations across the […]
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