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August 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 8)
SBA Increases Monetary-Based Small Business Size Standards by 8.7%
Prompt Payment Interest Rate Set at 5 1/8%
Auto, Motorcycle Reimbursement increased to 58.5¢/Mile
GSAR Rewrite Continues
OMB Releases Last Set of FY 2007 FAIR Act Inventories
President Orders Security Clearance Reform
Nonmanufacturer Rule Waivers Retracted, Reclassified
Nonmanufacturer Rule Waiver Granted for Televisions
DFARS Addresses Export-Controlled Items
Restrictions on Specialty Metals Proposed
July 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 7)
President Orders Contractors to Verify Immigration Status of Federal Contract Employees
GSAR Undergoing Rewrite
DOD Reinstates Set-Asides Under FAR Subpart 19.10
OFPP Issues Guidance on Interagency Acquisitions
GAO’S Protest Regulations Amended
GAO Contract Appeals Board Established
SBA Grants One Nonmanufacturer Waiver, Proposes One
Contractors Banned from Conducting Business in Sudan
Acquisition-Related Legislation Enacted
OMB Releases First Set of FY 2007 FAIR Act Inventories
Safavian Conviction Overturned
June 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 6)
USDA Adds 27 Items to Biobased Products List, Exempts DOD and NASA from Requirements
FY 2006 Federal Spending Tops $400 Billion
Proposed Contractor Ethics Rule Being Revised
SBA to Hold Meetings on Size Standards Review
Three Nonmanufacturer Rules Waived, One Proposed
New Regs Address Veterans' Employment, Ownership
DHS Authorizes One-Step Turnkey Design-Build Contracts
CAS Address Costs fo Contractors' ESOPs
CBCA Revises Rules of Procedure
DFARS Addresses Excessive Pass-Through Charges Again
May 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 5)
FAC 2005-25 Requires Tax Delinquency Reporting, Electronic Subcontract Reporting
Doan Resigns as GSA Administrator
DOD Seeks More “Nontraditional Contractors”
EVMS Policy Added to DFARS
FAR Proposals For Progress Payments, Performance
Three Nonmanufacturer Rule Waivers Proposed
Federal Acquisition System Requirements Proposed
April 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 4)
Personal and Organizational Conflicts of Interest For Contractors Under Consideration
Executive Compensation Benchmark Raised to $612,196
FAR Rule Would Clarify Socioeconomic Program Parity
DOD Issues Rules on WAWF, Contractor Personnel
New CAS Clause for Contracts with Foreign Concerns
Auto Reimbursement Increased to 50.5¢/Mile
Nonmanufacturer Rule Waived for Electrical Fixtures
EPA Proposes Revision to Technical Direction Clause
March 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 3)
FAC 2005-24 Removes Numbered Notes From Synopses, Mandates Common Security Configurations
Limit on Urgent Noncompetitive Contracts Proposed
CAS Board Invites Comments on Home Office Expenses
DOD Suspends SDB Evaluation Adjustment One More Year
DOE Proposes Revising DEAR Security Clause
OFPP Provides Guidance on FY 2008 A-76 Competitions
February 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 2)
Defense Authorization Act Restricts A-76 Competitions, Extends FAR Subpart 13.5
Lots of DFARS Rules Saved for the New Year
Three Nonmanufacturer Rule Waivers Granted
EPAAR Amended to Address Award Term Policies
VAAR Rewritten to Conform to Plain English Principles
January 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 1)
SBA Proposes Set-Aside Program for Women-Owned Small Businesses
Trade Agreements Thresholds Adjusted
95% EPEAT-Registered Electronic Products Mandated
OFPP Proposes Policy Letter on Green Acquisitions
50% Goal Established for Performance-Based Buys
Patent Rights Clause Added to DFARS
Travel Cost Principle Proposed for Change
Nonmanufacturer Rule Waivers Granted, Proposed
Prompt Payment Interest Rate Set at 4 3/4%
Restrictions Proposed on Purchase Card Use
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