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March 26, 2020 By cs

White House updates contracting and technology guidance for federal agencies

During the coronavirus outbreak, the Veterans Affairs Department got a greenlight to rehire experts and the Justice Department clarified its stance on working in states with shelter-in-place orders. 

This past weekend, the Trump administration published several memo of additional guidance for federal employees, contractors and agencies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Days after directing agencies and departments to offer “maximum telework flexibilities” for federal employees, the Office of Management and Budget updated its agency guidance regarding millions of federal contractors.

The guidance, from OMB’s Deputy Director for Management Margaret Weichert, instructs agencies to do three main things.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2020/03/white-house-updates-contracting-and-technology-guidance-federal-agencies/163992/

The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech has established a webpage where all contract-related developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) are summarized.  Find the page at: https://contractingacademy.gatech.edu/coronavirus-information-for-contracting-officers-and-contractors/

 

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