Executive Order (EO) 14026, effective January 30, 2022, generally applies to contracts subject to the Service Contract Act or the Davis-Bacon Act entered into, renewed, or extended on or after January 30, 2022. EO 14026 sets a minimum wage of $17.75 per hour for workers performing on or in connection with such contracts for calendar year 2025.
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The American Security Drone Act of 2023 requires publication in SAM.gov of a list of “covered foreign entities” developed and maintained by the Federal Acquisition Security Council. By statute, this list includes all entities on the Consolidated Screening List. The Consolidated Screening List is a searchable database hosted by the International…
As an Entity Administrator, you are responsible for a variety of tasks such as annually renewing your entity's registration. You don't have to be the only one at your entity to do these tasks though.
On June 24, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction impacting the following three provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) final rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (“final rule”), which became effective on October 23, 2023: (1) the provision…
In WHD’s continuing efforts to modernize the wage determinations program, effective July 1, 2024, food and lodging, halfway house, and moving and storage non-standard wage determinations will be withdrawn. Please incorporate the applicable area-wide wage determinations for food and lodging, halfway house, and moving and storage services in…