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DoD Issues Class Deviation on Section 3610 Implementation
By Elizabeth Sullivan **UPDATE (4/17/20): OMB has released guidance on Section 3610 implementation that can be found here. The CAAC has...
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Apr 8, 20202 min read
Third Relief Bill Message to Federal Contractors: Keep Your Workforce Employed and Safe
By Elizabeth Sullivan **Update: Check out the guidance/FAQs for both defense and civilian agencies on this provision here. The President...
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Mar 24, 20202 min read
Guidance for Federal Contractors During COVID-19
By Elizabeth Sullivan Last Update: April 8, 2020 Multiple documents have been issued – and expect more in the coming days – with guidance...
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Mar 22, 20203 min read
COVID-19: Expect New Employer Obligations
By Ann Sullivan (Update 4/26/20: For more information, check out the DOL FAQ on these provisions here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/p...
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Mar 15, 20204 min read
Hey Defense Contractors: DoD’s CMMC is Moving Full Steam Ahead With or Without You
WIPP Works in Washington, March 2020 By Elizabeth Sullivan, WIPP's Advocacy Team If you need a quick refresher on CMMC before reading...
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Mar 4, 20203 min read
FAR Final Rule Clarifies Discrepancies and Implements Changes to MACs for Small Businesses
By Elizabeth Sullivan It’s not new that parts of the Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations and the Federal Acquisition...
Madison Services Group, Inc.
Feb 27, 20202 min read
Five Tips to Successful Federal Contracting
By Ann Sullivan You never know what you will learn if you just ask. I recently moderated a panel of successful women business...
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Feb 13, 20202 min read
New Year’s Resolutions from WIPP’s Advocacy Team
By Elizabeth Sullivan It has been two weeks since New Year's Day and you’re not alone if you have you broken most or all of your New...
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Jan 15, 20205 min read
SBA Releases a Flurry of Regulations For Small Government Contractors
By: Ann Sullivan If you’ve read any of my blogs on regulations, you know that regulations are published on Regulations.gov. You also...
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Dec 12, 20196 min read
Wide Reaching FAR Rule Touches Every Government Contractor
In the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress directed federal agencies to stop using products and services from six Chinese...
Madison Services Group, Inc.
Nov 19, 20193 min read
Regulatory Rigmarole: Advocacy Comes in All Forms
By Ann Sullivan As a member of WIPP, you already know more than the average person about regulations that impact small business owners –...
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Oct 31, 20194 min read
Advocacy Update: FAR Council Rules That Matter To Your Business
By Ann Sullivan This New FAR Council Rule on Covered Telecommunication Equipment Will Impact Your Business, Even Outside of the Tech...
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Oct 15, 20192 min read
Crisis Averted – At Least for Now
By: Ann Sullivan October 1 marks a new fiscal year, FY2020, and the government will continue to be funded until November 21. Congress...
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Sep 30, 20193 min read
4 Things for WOSBs to Watch for the Rest of 2019
By Elizabeth Sullivan Congress will be back in Washington next week, and there is certainly no shortage of items on their to-do list. One...
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Sep 3, 20194 min read
Taking Action When It Counts
By Ann Sullivan In the early days of WIPP when advocacy for women business owners was relatively new, we routinely issued action alerts...
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Aug 6, 20193 min read
WIPP Champions Investment Breakthrough
By Ann Sullivan According to my friends, Amy Millman, who runs Springboard Enterprises, and WIPP member Sue Malone, who funds small...
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Jun 30, 20193 min read
Changing the Game
By Ann Sullivan When I started representing WIPP in Washington some 17 years ago, Republican George W. Bush was in his second year as...
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Jun 2, 20193 min read
Capital Access for Women a Growing Priority for DC Lawmakers
By Jennifer Mangone, WIPP Government Relations Last month was a busy time for WIPP here in Washington. From testifying before the House...
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Apr 28, 20192 min read
What is That ‘NDAA’ and Why Do I Keep Hearing About It?
By Ann Sullivan, WIPP Chief Advocate Around this time of year, you will start to see communications from the WIPP policy team around...
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Apr 28, 20193 min read
Mounting Debt
By Ann Sullivan Recently, I heard Congressman Chip Roy from Texas state that the U.S. accumulates $100 million in debt every hour. That...
Madison Services Group, Inc.
Mar 31, 20193 min read
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