Federal Contracts Report Index-Summary

VACATION

VACCINES

– HHS unveils emergency medical countermeasures strategy, 94:202

VETERANS

– Affirmative action

– – FAR interim rule to implement DOL's EEO provisions, 94:330
– – House subpanel hearing on contractors' outreach and recruitment, 94:333
– – OFCCP outreach, 94:182

– Arlington cemetery

– – IT contracts, Army Corps of Eng'rs

– – – Oversight improvement

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3860

– – – Senate panel hearing on mismanagement, 94:129

– – Reporting on management

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6503

– Disability Policy Office listening session, OFCCP Dir. Shiu outlines priorities, 93:138
– FCA claim based on FOIA request that yielded VETS-100 filings (2d Cir.), 93:281 (4/13/10)
– Small businesses, veteran-owned

– – Contracting goals unmet, SBA official says, 94:68
– – E.O. 13,538 requires task force to aid owners in meeting contracting goals, 93:338; status box, 93:339; 93:375
– – Sole source criteria for SDVOSBs, FAR final rule, 94:11; status box, 94:12
– – Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6022

– VA

See VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (VA)

VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (VA)

– AbilityOne program, set-aside guidelines not followed, performance enjoined on laundry services contract (Fed. Cl.), 94:433
– Acquisition management, House subpanel hearing, 94:303
– Bidder responsibility, subcontractors' experience cannot be used to satisfy prime requirement (Comp. Gen.), 93:465
– Changes, cost proposals payment requests sufficient for claim submission (CBCA), 94:19
– Default termination, nonperformance of medical center construction contract (CBCA), 93:126
– Design defect costs denial for construction contractor (CBCA), 93:168
– FCA, pleading for relator's claim related to medical equipment discounts (E.D. Pa.), 93:422
– Health care contracting problems with FSS, IG report, 93:481
– Medical disability examinations

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3609

– Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3615

– Proposal evaluation, unequal consideration of past performance (Comp. Gen.), 94:17
– Small business

– – North Am. Indus. Classification Sys. code selection, protest of error (Comp. Gen.), 93:280 (4/6/10)
– – Ownership verification

– – – House panel hearing, improvements needed, GAO, 93:372
– – – Service-disabled and veteran-owned, final rule, 93:137; status box, 93:141

– – Vendor Information Pages database, ineligible for inclusion, pre-award protest jurisdiction (Fed. Cl.), 94:315

– Solicitations, waiver of objection to facility floor restriction (Fed. Cl.), 93:100
– Weather-related productivity loss, contractor not entitled to adjustment (Fed. Cl.), 94:510

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT (VEVRAA)

– Affirmative action, FAR interim rule to implement DOL's EEO provisions, 94:330
– FCA claim based on FOIA request that yielded VETS-100 filings (2d Cir.), 93:281 (4/13/10)

VIOLENCE

– Kidnapping threats to contractors, Special Report, 94:544
– Sexual assaults

– – Definition of, DOD proposed rule requires contractor employees' awareness, 94:523
– – Mandatory arbitration, contractor employees' claims

– – – DOD class deviation, Defense Appropriation Act provision, 93:135
– – – DOD interim rule restricts pacts for contracts over $1M, 93:428; status box, 93:437; final rule, 94:557; status box, 94:567
– – – Industry group requests clarification, 93:49

– – Prevention training and reporting, DOD IG wants contract requirement, 93:333

VIRGIN ISLANDS

– Locality pay area, OPM interim rule, 94:344

VIRGINIA