The Deadline is Here for Federal Contractors to Start Paying at least $15 an Hour
This comes as a “record number” of states and localities are increasing their minimum wages in 2022.
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This comes as a “record number” of states and localities are increasing their minimum wages in 2022.
The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress showed vendors filed less than 1,900 protests in fiscal 2020.
By Lauren C. Williams May 19, 2021 Calls for a certified baseline of cybersecurity seem to increase with every cyberattack. And the recent ransomware attack that shut down the East Coast's largest fuel pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, is no exception. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is one of several Defense Department efforts to improve both its own cyber defenses and those of its industry partners. CMMC has been touted as a potential standard that could expand beyond the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to cover all government contractors. But the core CMMC program is still...
By Lauren C. Williams Calls for a certified baseline of cybersecurity seem to increase with every cyberattack. And the recent ransomware attack that shut down the East Coast's largest fuel pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, is no exception. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is one of several Defense Department efforts to improve both its own cyber defenses and those of its industry partners. CMMC has been touted as a potential standard that could expand beyond the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to cover all government contractors. But the core CMMC program is still taking sh...
Coronavirus contractors double-dip government funds, receiving relief money and contracts Nick Penzenstadler, Josh Salman and Dak Le, USA TODAY © 'Round the Corner Ice Cream In the U.S. Small Business Administration's recently released data on Paycheck Protection Program recipients, the seasonal 'Round the Corner Ice Cream shop in Saugatuck is listed as receiving between $2 and $5 million, despite only having 10 employees. Owner Lisa Freeman says the shop got less than $20,000 and that the SBA has made "a grave error." The coronavirus brought a $10.5 million windfall for No...