Federal agencies need to implement consistent reporting and improve data quality when they create ratings for the contractors that the agencies do business with, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that finds government-wide shortfalls in meeting existing guidance and requirements.   […]

A bipartisan pair of senators today announced their plan to introduce companion legislation to strengthen Federal cybersecurity by requiring government contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs).  […]

Amid a nationwide inflation rate of more than 8 percent, the General Services Administration (GSA) has updated its guidance for Federal contracting officers, making it easier for them to adjust prices on contracting schedules. […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued updated guidance this week to agencies in order to ensure compliance with currently applicable court orders that bar the enforcement of the vaccine mandate for Federal contractors in any U.S. state or outlying area. […]

The White House’s Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released new guidance this week to align with Federal contractors’ delayed vaccine deadline. […]

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) – the largest union for Federal employees – is pushing for Federal workers to have the same extended deadline as Federal government contractors to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. […]

The White House announced today it is pushing back the deadline for Federal contractors to receive their COVID-19 vaccine until January 4. […]

Nineteen states have sued the Biden administration over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Federal government contractors, according to separate lawsuits filed late last week. […]

The Senate version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan approved over the weekend features an amendment with a provision to extend relief to government contractors for paid leave, if they can’t work through the end of the fiscal year ending in September. […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) told Federal agencies in a March 20 memo to work with their Federal contractors, “if they haven’t already, to evaluate and maximize telework for contractor employees, wherever possible” during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. […]