USFCR

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With 2024 well underway, evolving practices and best practices in SAM.gov mean it's more important than ever to ensure your POC details are correct. Keeping your point of contact (POC) information accurate and up to date is essential for success in federal contracting.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Board) recently issued notable reminders to contractors regarding its jurisdictional authority and the importance of timely filing claims. ASBCA 63878 (July 30, 2024), that it may retain jurisdiction over a dispute even when a different forum is listed in the contract. 63878 (Aug.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JUNE 14, 2024

On 12 June 2024, the European Commission proposed provisional countervailing duties for imports into the European Union (“ EU “) of new battery electric vehicles designed for the transport of persons (“ EVs “) originating from the People’s Republic of China.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program released its Annual Report for the 2024 Fiscal Year. In FY 2024 the CFTC Whistleblower Office had a budget of only $3.595 million, but whistleblower cases resulted in $162 million in sanctions collected by the government. On November 15, the U.S.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MAY 21, 2024

trade actions that have or may impose new or increased tariffs on certain imports of Chinese merchandise and solar products. Section 201 On May 16, 2024, the Biden Administration announced changes to safeguard duties under Section 201 currently in effect on certain solar product imports from numerous countries.

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Redstone Government Consulting

MARCH 11, 2024

The new clause had an effective date of January 22, 2024. This became a reality in December 2023 when the DoD issued a final rule consolidating the four clauses into DFARS 252.245-7005, Management and Reporting of Government Property.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 21, 2024

APTAC supports the APEX Accelerators by providing important information, professional networking, comprehensive training and a voice in national government contracting assistance. The post Event Announcement: NAPEX Fall Conference 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Hope to see you there!

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Best regards, Baker McKenzie Trade Group Anne Petterd Head, Asia Pacific International Commercial & Trade (IC&T) Practice Group Anne.Petterd@bakermckenzie.com Adeline Wong Chair, Asia Pacific Tax Practice Group Adeline.Wong@wongpartners.com Ivy Tan Senior Associate, Tax & Trade Practice Group Ivy.Tan@bakermckenzie.com About this event Date (..)

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 2, 2024

These leaders support one of the government’s most important missions: securing and defending the nation’s citizens, economy and institutions. National security leaders play key roles in modernizing, protecting and defending the technologies that drive missions on land, sea, air and space.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 2, 2024

As of 1 January 2024, Switzerland will abolish its industrial tariffs on the import of industrial goods. Consumers should also benefit from the measure as import duties are still currently levied on various consumer goods such as cars, bicycles, personal care products, household appliances and clothing.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Important stories included updates from a recent OIG SBA report, a bill to modernize federal cloud procurement, and the Army seeks to cut contract award times to six months. I just got back from presenting at the 35th Judicial Conference for the United States Court of Federal Claims. Have a great weekend.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 25, 2024

On July 4, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced its compliance priorities for commercial imports and it updated its 2024 trade verification priorities. An analysis of the July 2024 compliance and trade verification priorities is outlined below. up to 300%).

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ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 5, 2024

The Potomac Officers Club has selected Bill Nystrom to moderate the “How Important is Network Security in a Zero Trust World?” ” panel discussion at the 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6, 2024.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 5, 2024

We hope you enjoyed the holiday and are looking forward to what 2024 brings. This week in federal government contracting news saw more insights on the new CMMC regime as well as important trends for 2024. Happy new year! It’s been a pretty mild winter so far, but we expect old man winter will be showing up any day now.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Published by Mexico’s tax administration service on 14 October 2024 On 14 October 2024, the 2nd Resolution of Amendments to the Foreign Trade General Rules (FTGR) for 2024 and Annexes 1, 2, 5 and 24 were published in the evening edition of the Federal Official Gazette.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. Next is Jessica Maloney, general manager of the civilian division at Sev1Tech, and finalist in the DHS Executive of the Year, Private Company, category.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

36 of 2023 on Import Policy and Import Arrangement on 11 December 2023 (“ MOT Regulation 36 ”), which will revoke MOT Regulation No. MOT Regulation 36 will come into force within 90 days after 11 December, which falls on 10 March 2024. Indonesian Ministry of Trade (MOT) issued a new MOT Regulation No. 25 of 2022.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 23, 2024

On April 22, 2024, the Ministry of Economy published in the Federal Official Gazette an amendment to the Tariff Schedule of the General Import and Export Duties Law (“TIGIE” for its acronym in Spanish) increasing the duty rate applicable to 544 tariff items of the TIGIE.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The 2024 Singapore Convention Week kicked off with a bang on 26 August 2024 with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) hosting its flagship SIAC Symposium at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. This was followed by a welcome address from Mr Davinder Singh SC.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It contains some important insights for how GAO bid protest numbers have changed from prior years. One important point about the GAO bid protest process: GAO met its 100-day deadline to process a bid protest in all cases. Hearings are not common at GAO, and the rate for 2024 stayed about at the same level.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov.

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Public Contracting Institute

MARCH 20, 2024

Key Takeaways Aspect Details Importance of Cultural Competence Essential in international government contracting for effective communication and relationship building. Trends in 2024 Focus on interdisciplinary research, global leadership, and the impact of cultural competence on work outcomes.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Our Director, Nick Ford, returns with his second vlog of 2024! In his latest vlog, Nick provides an update highlighting what we’ve achieved over the last quarter, including exciting events and recent publications, as well as what’s coming up over the next few months across the Scottish procurement community.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that John Heneghan has been named a Wash100 awardee for 2024, marking the third straight year that the president of engineering and technology provider ECS is a recipient of the prestigious accolade. Cast a vote now to select John Heneghan as one of your favorite GovCon industry leaders for 2024!

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Illegal Importation for Reselling Chinese Goods as U.S. Military The post SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 18-22, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 2, 2024

In this webinar, John Holtz and I will discuss the most important legal developments for federal contractors in 2023 and the first part of 2024. Regulatory Updates in Government Contracting hosted by El Paso APEX Accelerators, April 11, 2024, 10:00-11:30am MDT first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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GovCon Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Today, cyber is the foundation upon which emerging technologies and innovations are built, and cyber’s importance only continues to grow. On June 6, the Potomac Officers Club will host its 2024 Cyber Summit, bringing together the best and brightest minds in cyber to discuss

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 25, 2024

The first filings under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) must be submitted by importers by 31 January 2024. It requires importers to report ’embedded emissions’ of certain products and of electricity imported into the EU in order to ensure equivalent carbon pricing for imported and EU products and electricity.

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Coleman Jackson, P.C.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

9/17/2024 After suffering from an injury due to someone else’s negligence, winning a personal injury settlement can feel like a huge relief. However, it is important to be careful how you use your settlement because […] The post Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable?

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 2, 2024

On November 8, 2024, the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress released for public comment the draft amendment to the PRC Arbitration Law (“2024 Draft”) after its first review during the Twelfth Session meeting. The 2024 Draft version generated immediate and widespread concerns and criticism.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 7, 2024

With record-breaking 2023 investment and trade numbers, and an upcoming presidential election, 2024 will be a defining year for Mexico leveraging their nearshoring opportunity. The post You’re Invited: Mexico in the global spotlight: Nearshoring and the 2024 elections appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ensuring all of the steps are in place to migrate securely to the cloud will be important to creating a safe EHR environment,” says Larissa Manor, advanced technology account… “IHS is planning for a new electronic health record, and as a part of this implementation, there will be some transition to the cloud.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 22, 2024

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) kicked off Sunshine Week on March 11 with remarks on the Senate floor about the importance of whistleblowers in promoting transparency and accountability. The post During Sunshine Week 2024, Senator Grassley Sheds Light on Whistleblowers appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 3, 2024

RSVP The post Global: Annual Compliance Conference 2024 (webinar series) appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog. Our faculty of speakers will include professionals from over 20 of our offices (from all four regions of our global team), as well as senior peers from our clients.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It should be good at buying goods and services on behalf of the taxpayer and to provide those across the government and across their mission areas,” Joe Ditchett, industry executive advisor for federal civilian and DoD at SAP , said during Federal News Network’s Industry Exchange Cloud 2024.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news had some important updates, including a new GSA schedule catalog platform, a report on savings in software purchases, and a revamped SBA training program from small businesses. 2, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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USFCR

APRIL 25, 2024

As June 1st heralds the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, experts at Colorado State University (CSU) have released their annual April hurricane forecast, predicting an “extremely active” season for 2024. The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers This year, the Atlantic is bracing for an extraordinary hurricane activity.

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