With only two days left until the federal government’s new fiscal year begins, Congress remains at an impasse over a dozen spending bills that must be signed into law to keep the government running, leaving many government contractors wondering about the potential impacts on their businesses if there is a government shutdown in the coming … Continue Reading
President Obama stated in his State of the Union address to the nation: “wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, that’s what I’m going to do.” He has already signed an executive order raising the minimum wage for workers under new federal contracts to $10.10 an … Continue Reading
On September 13, 2012, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), along with Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA), introduced the Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 (H.R. 6406). This legislation is designed to reduce fraud within the government and save taxpayer dollars by expanding the whistleblower-protections covering to federal contractors, subcontractors and grantees. In its final report issued … Continue Reading
