New Government Contractor Rules on Personal Conflicts of Interest and Revolving Door Restrictions
Implementing Internal Controls to Comply With FAR PCI Requirements and DoD Post-Employment Restrictions
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Recorded event now available
This CLE webinar will provide counsel with a briefing on the new federal contractor rules on personal conflicts of interest and revolving door restrictions. The panel will provide best practices for implementing internal control systems, training employees and managing any required disclosures.
Description
The new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision on personal conflicts of interest for contractor employees took effect Dec. 2, 2011. The rule requires federal contractors who perform acquisition-related functions to screen for and prevent personal conflicts of interest among their covered employees.
The Department of Defense (DoD) also recently finalized a rule that requires defense contractors to certify that former DoD employees working for the contractor are in compliance with federal revolving door laws.
Counsel to contractors must have a detailed understanding of the FAR and DoD requirements to ensure that they are in full compliance with the mandates. Contractors should implement internal controls outlining how they will identify, prevent and report personal conflicts of interest.
Listen as our authoritative panel of government contract attorneys discusses the recently implemented FAR and DoD rules on personal conflicts of interest and revolving door restrictions. The panel will explain steps that contractors and their counsel should take to implement internal control systems, train employees and manage required disclosures.
Outline
- Overview of new compliance requirements
- FAR final rule on personal conflicts of interest
- Department of Defense revolving door rule
- Best practices for complying with the requirements
- Determining who is covered by rule
- Implementing internal controls
- Training employees
- Mandatory disclosures
- Impact on subcontractors
- Bid protest implications
- False Claim Act implications
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What new requirements do the FAR and DoD rules impose on federal government contractors?
- What strategies are effective for establishing internal controls to ensure and monitor compliance with the FAR and DoD requirements?
- What factors should contractors take into consideration when determining how to comply with mandatory disclosure requirements when improper conduct has occurred?
Faculty
Robert A. Burton,
Partner
Venable LLP, Washington, D.C.
He is a nationally-recognized federal procurement attorney, who focuses his practice on assisting government contractors with navigating the complex and rule-driven procurement process. He represents a wide range of companies that conduct business with the federal government. He is the former Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy in the Executive Office of the President.
Keith Szeliga,
Partner
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Washington, D.C.
He counsels clients regarding the full spectrum of regulations applicable to federal, state and local government contractors, including restrictions on gratuities, kickbacks, post-government employment and organizational conflicts of interest. He also helps clients identify and mitigate risks inherent in contracting with public sector entities, particularly with regard to protecting IP rights.
Shauna E. Alonge,
Partner
Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.
Her law practice emphasizes procurement ethics, defense of criminal and civil fraud matters, including qui tam (whistleblower) suits under the civil False Claims Act, suspension and debarment, and ethics and compliance program matters. She has represented government contractors and health care providers in connection with voluntary disclosures before federal agencies.
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General Counsel
Rollins, Inc.
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K&L Gates
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Kaye Scholer
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