If you’re looking for a single place to find information concerning the federal government’s response to the coronavirus that impacts contractors, the General Services Administration (GSA) recently uploaded a webpage on the acquisition.gov website that aims to deliver: https://www.acquisition.gov/coronavirus. While it is not a comprehensive source, the site includes selected links to guidance and
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Addressing the Impact of the Coronavirus on the Public Sector Supply Chain
By Susan Ebner on
At the end of December, China acknowledged the existence of the coronavirus. We don’t know how long it has been around or how many people have actually contracted the virus. We do know the virus has spread at an alarming rate and that people with the virus can now be found in 25 countries around…
EAJA Provides Relief to Construction Contractor for Government’s Bad Actions
By Roddy Stieger on
In Vet4U, LLC v. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals awarded costs and attorney fees to the small business contractor that won its appeal pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 5 U.S.C. § 504, after finding the government’s position was not substantially justified. The EAJA is a…
U.S. Government Issues Alert Regarding Critical Windows 10 Update – Are You Entitled To Compensation?
By Susan Ebner on
Earlier this month, the National Security Agency (NSA) discovered a serious security flaw in Microsoft Windows 10 cryptographic functionality, CVE-2020-0601.That security flaw could render trust certifications used to authenticate sources in communications and files vulnerable to spoofing or attack. As the NSA Cybersecurity Advisory notes, “[e]xploitation of the vulnerability allows attackers to defeat trusted…
Securing the Supply Chain – CMMC Draft Version 0.7 Issued
By Susan Ebner on
Last month we reported on the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) issuance of Version 0.6 of its draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard. That draft included DoD updates and revisions to CMMC’s domains, capabilities and practices for Levels 1 through 3. It deferred revisions to those parts of CMMC covering Levels 4 and 5. On…