Most federal employees who are fully vaccinated can take their masks off when they come back to the office, according to guidance from the Office of Personnel Management. However, each agency and location may have different rules, and the rules for contractors are less clear on masks and vaccines. Stephanie Kostro, Executive Vice President for […]
The new White House cybersecurity executive order requires agencies to take specific actions and meet hard deadlines. The vendors that serve government will also have new rules to follow as a result of the order. Government contractors should be ready for the “worst-case scenario” by planning what to do if the executive order leads to […]
A new executive order from President Biden will set a minimum wage for government contracts at $15 per hour. Eric Crusius, Partner at Holland & Knight, said the order is not supposed to be implemented until early next year but it encourages agencies to raise their minimum wage before that. Contractors should save records to […]
Mike Brown is President Biden’s choice to become under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. If the Senate confirms him, consolidation in the defense industrial base is one thing he will need to watch. Jerry McGinn, Executive Director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, said the nomination of Mike Brown […]
The board overseeing the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is losing two members, which leaders of the board say is part of the normal churn of an all-volunteer organization. Eric Crusius, Partner at Holland & Knight, agrees the churn makes sense given the board’s all-volunteer status. Crusius said it’s possible private sector companies not […]
Jonathan Alboum, Federal Chief Technology Officer at ServiceNow, discusses the Biden administration’s approach to vaccine distribution and opportunities for digital transformation in the COVID-19 response
Toni Townes-Whitley, President of U.S. Regulated Industries at Microsoft, discusses resiliency as a “new normal” for organizations in the public sector
