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08.09.2017
A frequently asked compliance question among government contracts firms is whether they are required to register under the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR).
ITAR are the State Department controls that regulate defense products, technical data...
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07.06.2017
Lance Armstrong, cycling through France on his many Tours de France, probably never gave a moment’s thought to the False Claims Act (FCA). In that he is no different than many government contractors, subcontractors, grantees, health care providers, financial...
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06.16.2017
In this blog post, we present Nos. VI - X of the Ten Commandments for Debriefings. These were developed over the years as best practices for government contractors with input from the entire spectrum of interested parties – from government to industry and...
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06.16.2017
After a break in March with no new settlement agreements, OCR returned in April and May with quite a few. The Health Care Data Aware Blog already posted about a $400,000 OCR settlement released April 12, 2017, which can be read here. This post will provide...
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06.07.2017
Today’s blog post is titled “Part 1: Federal Government Contract Debriefings, The Ten Commandments, Nos. I - V.” Of course, these Ten Commandments are not handed down from on high. And they are not carved in stone. But they represent best practices for...
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06.05.2017
Welcome to Williams Mullen GovCon Perspectives, a blog dedicated to providing government contractors with the latest information on topics that impact the industry.
In the weeks to come, we’ll be posting on a variety of topics, including:
Government...
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05.10.2017
There are numerous causes of breaches of protected health information (PHI), ranging from human oversights to “high-tech” errors. In April, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services focused on the high-tech aspect...
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04.25.2017
On April 12, 2017, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a settlement and corrective action plan with a Colorado federally-qualified health center, Metro Community Provider Network (“MCPN”), after a 2012 breach of electronic protected health...
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04.05.2017
One of the significant alcohol bills being considered by the North Carolina General Assembly during the 2017 legislative session is the Economic and Job Growth for NC Distilleries bill. Also known as the “brunch bill” in the media, the bill should perhaps be...
