Last week the President signed into law a bill known as the Improper Payments Act. This law will have huge impacts on the government contracting community in the near and long term future. This new law is...
With all of the discussion in the news and all of the advertising we have seen over the last couple of years for "going green" it only makes sense that "going green" in federal contracting would follow....
There is a lot of discussion today about the Obama administration's apparent changes in NASA and in direction for the US Space Program. The cancellation of the Constellation program is hotly debated....
On June 4, Defense Secretary Robert Gates set a deadline for Defense Department agencies to submit proposals by July 31st on how they would streamline operations to save over $100 Billion. The focus is on...
To the un-initiated, ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) as set forth by the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2278) may seem like just another government regulation that isn't always...
Well, as with anything from the government, there appears to be conflicting rules being issued. At first glance when you look at 15 U.S.C. 644 (g) (1) it requires that a minimum of 23% of the value of all...
Patent rights and protection of the invention for small business has always been a topic of discussion. Questions such as "who has the patent rights", "What does an unrestricted license to the government...