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Practical Matters Monthly Series: Government Investigations – How They Work and Your Rights
November 23, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
$1200Federal Government contractors and subcontractors are required to follow a complex set of rules that regulate how they conduct their business. For example, the laws and regulations define how a contractor and subcontractor must manage their records, select subcontracts, recruitand hire, interface with non-US persons or entities, secure their cyber environment and govern the organization. These rules are designed to make sure that government contractors and subcontractors are ethical and follow the law since they are paid with taxpayer money.
Contractors and subcontractors need to understand these requirements to avoid administrative, civil and even criminal penalties.
In addition to mitigating the risk of serious penalties, contractors and subcontractors that effectively manage these requirements may have a competitive advantage because they are able to demonstrate to the government, prime contractors, subcontractors and their employees that they comply with the law and so pose less of a risk for reputational or legal damage.
Further, for those contractors seeking to be acquired or seeking to acquire another business, an effective, defined approach to complying with the law may make a contractor more valuable and less of a risk.
This webinar is designed to teach government and private sector contracting, finance, human resource and legal professionals the compliance and ethics requirements for federal government contractors and subcontractors. The courses will cover important legal requirements for a contractor’s operations and will include practical tips for adapting business processes to facilitate a contractor’s compliance with these requirements.
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Jan 26: FAR Requirements for Contractor Governance and Operations
-Definition of Responsible Contractor
-Best practices in governing your business
-Record management
Feb 23: FAR Requirements & Best Practices in Teaming, Partnering, Subcontracting
-Due Diligence
-Contracting
-Developing a purchasing policy
March 23: Regulations & Legal Requirements for Supply Chains
-Buy American Act
-Trade Agreement Act
-Human Trafficking
-Counterfeit Parts
April 27: Procurement Integrity
-Procurement process laws and regulations
-Protecting government information & other contractor information
-Protecting your information
-Best practices to mitigate procurement integrity issues
May 25: Organizational Conflicts of Interest
-Definitions of conflicts
-Developing and managing mitigation plans
-Working with business partners
June 22: Meals, Gifts, Entertainment & Favors
-Laws and regulations around meals, gifts, entertainment and favors
-Developing an effective policy
July 27: Recruiting & Hiring for Federal Government Contractors
-Recruiting and hiring from the government
-When contractor employees go to work for the government
-Best practices for policies and procedures to mitigate this risk
Aug 24: Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations
-What does the government require for cyber security
-Contracting to assure your business partners comply
-Best practices for mitigating this risk
Sept 28: Working with DoD and Intelligence Agencies
-Overview of non-classified contract requirements
-Overview of the NISPOM to include foreign ownership control and interest
-Applying for a facility clearance
-Managing your cleared employees
Oct 26: Internal Investigations & Mandatory Reporting
-The FAR mandatory reporting requirements
-Conducting an internal investigation
-Making a report to the government
Nov 23: Government Investigations – How They Work and Your Rights
-OIG investigations
-Audits
-DOJ/FBI Investigations
Dec 28: Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures
-CFIUS
-Novation
-Integration
