The biggest risk to your sensitive government information is often not an outside hacker but a trusted insider. For contractors, an insider-threat program is both a compliance duty and the difference between a bad day and a catastrophe.
If your work reaches overseas, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act bars paying foreign officials to win business and demands accurate books and records. Its reach is broad, and a local agent's bribe can become your federal crime.
When your company is sold or restructured, your government contracts do not transfer automatically. The Anti-Assignment Act, the novation process, and size recertification can make or break the deal. Here is what to know before you sign.
Under the Christian Doctrine, a mandatory contract clause can be read into your contract by operation of law even if the government forgot to include it. You can be bound by terms you never saw on the page.
The government purchase card makes small buys fast, which is exactly why it is a magnet for misuse, split purchases, and fraud. The dollar amounts look tiny, but the enforcement is not. Here is how to keep it clean.
U.S. sanctions bar you from doing business with blocked persons and countries, and OFAC liability is strict, meaning intent is not required. For contractors, screening your supply chain and payments is no longer optional.
If your work touches defense technical data or controlled technology, ITAR and EAR govern who can see it and where it can go. Violations carry steep civil and criminal penalties, and even an email to the wrong person can be an export.
A defense parts supplier will pay $4.9 million to resolve claims it used another company's identification code without permission and delivered parts that failed quality standards. A lone whistleblower pressed the case even after DOJ declined.
