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Reed Smith’s Government Contracts Weekly Rundown

Here is a rundown of last week’s top developments related to government contracts to get you back on track and ready for Monday. 1. 6TH CIRCUIT REVERSES $657M FCA JUDGMENT Last week, the Sixth Circuit found that the government failed to adequately prove damages against United Technologies Corp and reversed the $657 million judgment against … Continue Reading

Change Has Come: OFCCP Publishes Final Rule Implementing Executive Order Prohibiting Federal Contractors from LGBT Discrimination

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a final rule today, implementing Executive Order (“EO”) 13672, signed by President Obama July 21, 2014. Before EO 13762, federal contractors were only prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin. EO 13762 now … Continue Reading
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