A number of significant changes to Federal employment law have taken place in recent years. These changes affected employers’ obligations in areas such as hiring, wages, discrimination, and termination. During this topic, we will: (1) review significant changes in recent years; (2) take a look at the employment law changes in 2018; (3) review current and anticipated changes in employment law (including EEO developments, leave laws, ADA u...

The explosion of information held by government agencies presents unique and growing challenges to those that must administer the public's access to government records. Questions persist about the scope of the government's duties in maintaining and producing electronically stored information. Particularly thorny questions arise in the area of personal email accounts. May government officials use their private accounts to communicate about gove...

In cooperation with the American Planning Association (APA), the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) presents the October 2017 Planning Information Exchange (PIE) webinar. PIE, is a free quarterly webinar series focusing on tools, best practices, and strategies on the role of hazard mitigation planning and its connections with other community planning and hazard risk reduction initiatives. A community may have a large number of pl...

Gain an understanding of HUD Section 3 regulations and challenges to avoid penalties, suspension, or worse. Many recipients including attorneys, developers, contractors, city managers, superintendents, mayors, city administrators, county and municipal officials, public relations directors, and other government professionals of HUD funding who are required to comply with Section 3 requirements fail to document their efforts to hire low and very...

What You Need to Know and Do Now Over the past six months, the US has pieced together a complex and continuously expanding combination of export and trade controls on Russia that are unlike any US rules on any other countries. No one wants to be the first enforcement poster child and face all of the publicity that would come with a critical violation of the new rules. That means compliance personnel worldwide have two tasks. First, to learn a...

The Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1966, was the first law that gave Americans the right to access the records of federal agencies. FOIA establishes a legal right of access to government records and information on the basis of the principles of openness and accountability in government. In 1974, after the Watergate scandal the act was amended to force greater agency compliance. In 1991 the General Accounting Office reported over 1.9 m...

Cyber Resilience: Leveraging Real-Time Analytics and Continuous Monitoring The administration underscored the importance of combating sophisticated or advanced cyber intruders by establishing FISMA priorities, #1 of which is continuous monitoring. The proposed federal IT budget for 2014 devotes more than $13 billion to cybersecurity programs, with $300 million in new funding for continuous monitoring as mandated by OMB and FISMA reporting requ...

Join Christine Wade of CaaSus, LLC and Gunjan Talati of Reed Smith LLP for the first installment of a 3-Part Series on Subcontracting, Teaming and Flow Downs. Back from popular demand, this course will be presented online in 3 parts on December 3rd, 10th, and 17th. Courses may be taken in isolation, or as a group. The webinars will present key purchasing/procurement instruction relative to: Subcontract Management & AdministrationTeaming Ag...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... Service Contract Act Basics and Pricing Implications The Service Contract Act, which outlines various operational requirements for service contracts over $2,500, can be a compliance nightmare for government contractors caught unaware. Join Aronson LLC’s Government Contract Services Group for an informative webinar which will provide a basic understanding of the Service Co...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... Understanding the Authority of Agency Officials: Don't Get Caught Holding the Bag A thorough understanding of the authority and roles of government agency contracting officials can determine whether your company falls victim to mission creep, bid mistakes, improper agency actions or is able to draw a line in the sand. With the sequester providing unprecedented budget pressure,...