After a Senate vote on Sunday evening, Congress appears closer to ending the record-setting government shutdown. The Senate advanced a funding package that includes appropriations for military construction and calls for the reinstatement of all furloughed federal employees.
The Real Impacts of DOT’s Interim Rule on DBE Eligibility
The Department of Transportation has issued an interim rule that makes significant changes to the eligibility rules and administration procedures used in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The DBE and ACDBE programs were established to provide opportunities to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
The Proposed Rule to Amend FAR Guidance on Safeguarding CUI – Care to Comment?
The FAR Council issued a proposed rule that would amend the several FAR provisions and add new clauses to provide guidance on the safe handling of CUI. Public comments on the proposed rule are being accepted until March 17, 2025. The FAR Council intends to provide guidance to contractors on the requirements to mark, safeguard, disseminate, decontrol, and dispose of CUI (“CUI safeguarding”) for every executive branch agency.