2/22/2024 6:09:50 PM Location, Location, Location – Coming to a Government Contract Near You By Shlomo Katz It is an old cliché that location is everything in real estate. Now, it will be taking on a new importance in government contracts as...
1/8/2024 6:27:15 PM New Year's Resolutions to Improve Government Contracts Labor Law Compliance By Shlomo Katz In a post last week, we noted that nearly half of Americans make New Year’s resolutions and that people who make resolutions are ten...
12/6/2023 6:52:37 PM Navigating a DOL Investigation: Don't Pay $200, but Don't Go to Jail Either By Shlomo Katz Sometimes a news headline leaves you scratching your head in wonder, as happened to me this morning when I saw the title of a recent U.S....
10/19/2023 3:32:35 PM Protests: Timing is Everything By Shlomo Katz On Dec. 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for scientific, engineering and technical...
10/11/2023 6:23:42 PM New Rules and Other Tips for Government Contractors Working With Small Businesses By Shlomo Katz Most federal contracts require the awardee to enter into a subcontracting plan that includes percentage goals for using various...
9/12/2023 5:06:57 PM Work Furloughs Resulting From a Government Shutdown: How Should Employers Pay Employees? By Shlomo Katz If one believes the media, a federal government shutdown at the end of September is a real possibility. Politics is not my thing, but the...
6/15/2022 3:09:05 PM Government Contracts 101 By Shlomo Katz On Thursday, June 16, I will be recording a Continuing Legal Education course titled, simply, "Government Contracts 101." Going back to...
5/20/2022 5:35:54 PM All for One and . . . But Is it Legal? By Shlomo Katz A recent press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that seven companies had agreed to pay approximately $3.1...
5/16/2022 3:07:05 PM U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Previews Its 'Pathfinder' Contracting Portal: Know the Opportunities and the Risks By Shlomo Katz The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spends roughly $30 billion annually on contracts—for medical supplies, information...
11/10/2021 9:52:00 AM Law360 Publishes “Ninth Circuit Decision Offers Useful Reminders” by Shlomo Katz By Shlomo Katz Shlomo Katz, the lead lawyer in the Firm’s Wage & Hour Practice Group, authored the article “Ninth Circuit Decision Offers Useful...
11/1/2021 10:42:00 AM Law360 Publishes “Contractors Can Preserve Rights Amid Vax Mandate Rollout” by Shlomo Katz By Shlomo Katz Shlomo Katz, member of the Firm’s Government Contracts Practice Group, coauthored the article “Contractors Can Preserve Rights Amid Vax...
7/15/2020 12:42:00 PM How to Focus on the Profitability of a New Contract By Shlomo Katz Secret Code to Government Proposal Success podcast series by OCI shines a light to how government contractors can win new business,...