Contracting intelligence for small and minority-owned businesses, from the TIKC advisory team.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Your past performance is a scored, government-wide record that shapes every future award. Understand how CPARS and FAPIIS work, and why inflating past performance in…
If you handle covered defense information, DFARS 252.204-7012 requires safeguarding it and reporting a cyber incident to DoD within 72 hours. Missing the clock, or…
A joint venture or SBA mentor-protege arrangement lets a small business team with a bigger partner and still win set-asides. But the JV agreement, the…
Filing a claim or request for equitable adjustment is your right when the government owes you. But inflate it or certify it falsely, and the…
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