From the TIKC Advisory Team · Topic
Compliance and regulatory alerts for government contractors: CMMC and cybersecurity requirements, DFARS clauses, FAR changes, supply chain prohibitions, and enforcement trends. Stay ahead of the rules that govern federal contracts — with clear action steps for small business contractors from Team Integrity Knowledge Center.
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Government fraud enforcement increasingly reaches the people, not just the company. Owners and executives can face personal civil liability and criminal charges, and a corporate…
Almost every big False Claims Act recovery starts with a whistleblower. Understanding how qui tam suits, the seal, intervention, and relator shares actually work explains…
Taking a competitor’s proprietary data, or letting a new hire bring it to you, can be a federal crime under the Economic Espionage Act. In…
As a prime, you are responsible for the whole job, including what your subcontractors do. Flow-down clauses push required terms down the chain, and the…
Progress payments and interim billing let contractors get paid before final delivery, but they rest entirely on honest reporting of costs and completion. Overstate what…
On federal and federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon Act sets the prevailing wages and fringe benefits you must pay, and requires certified payrolls. Underpay or…
A defense contractor paid $4.6 million after allegedly reporting a near-perfect cybersecurity score while its real score was deeply negative. The gap between what it…
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…
