Archive - Part 31

Your certified payroll just became a bounty.

DOJ's FOCUS initiative turns employees and subs into paid informants. Plus the fixed-price EO deadline, ACA penalty increases, and a SAM.gov data…

May 28 • Part 31

DOL just reversed its own overtime rule

Your SCA payroll may already be wrong, and a new DOJ program is built to find it.

May 21 • Part 31

There's a buried payroll provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that SCA contractors need to find

A new W-2 overtime reporting requirement is about to make misclassification errors visible to the IRS. Your 2026 returns are the trigger.

May 14 • Part 31

Fixed-price is now the default for federal service contracts

The White House just rewrote the playbook for SCA-heavy pricing. Your 120-day clock started April 30.

May 7 • Part 31

April 2026

Your sub's wage problem is now your problem

DOL just proposed a rule that makes prime contractors liable for subcontractor SCA violations. Nationally.

Apr 29 • Part 31

The $596K paycheck they had to give back

A D.C. contractor paid prevailing wages by check, then demanded the money back in cash. WHD found out.

Apr 22 • Part 31

The audit math just changed

WHD opened fewer SCA cases last year and recovered 90% more. If you think that means less risk, read this.

Apr 16 • Part 31

FAR Overhaul: Your performance record is now public.

The FAR Part 42 overhaul removed the source selection wall. Your CPARS evaluations are now everyone's business.

Apr 9 • Part 31

You Don't Have to Break the Rules on Purpose. DOL Will Debar You Anyway.

DOL's Administrative Review Board just upheld a three-year debarment for a contractor whose SCA violation wasn't even intentional.

Apr 2 • Part 31

March 2026

DOL raises the minimum wage floor to $13.65. Here's what you owe and when.

The DOL updated the minimum wage for SCA-covered contracts. Here's what you need to know and do before May 11.

Mar 27 • Part 31

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