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Claiming you meet DoD cybersecurity requirements when you do not is now a leading enforcement target. The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative uses the False Claims Act…
When performance slips, the government does not just walk away. It sends a cure notice or a show cause letter first, and how you answer…
On many negotiated contracts you must certify that your cost or pricing data is accurate, complete, and current. Leave out a lower quote or a…
Hiring someone on a success fee to land you a federal contract sounds like smart business. On government work it can breach the Covenant Against…
A referral fee, a gift to win a subcontract, a thank-you payment for steering work your way. Under the Anti-Kickback Act, those favors are federal…
The Procurement Integrity Act bars contractors from obtaining source selection or bid information they should not have, and controls the revolving door between government and…
Organizational conflicts get the headlines, but a personal conflict of interest sits closer to home: an employee with a financial stake quietly steering a federal…
A contractor agreed to pay $425,000 after allegedly failing to tell contracting officers about organizational conflicts of interest on Army, GSA, and Navy work. The…
The service-disabled veteran-owned small business program rewards real veteran ownership and control, verified through certification. Knowing the ownership, control, and VetCert requirements is how you…
A debriefing is your chance to learn why you did not win, improve your next proposal, and decide whether to protest. Request it correctly and…
Agreeing with another company not to hire each other’s workers, or to hold wages down, is now prosecuted as criminal antitrust. In a contracting world…
A GSA Schedule is a powerful sales channel, but only for what is actually on it. Selling out-of-scope items or slipping open-market products onto a…
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