Archive - Part 31

You stopped tracking sick leave. WHD didn't stop counting.

One sick leave EO was revoked. The other wasn't. WHD knows which one covers your legacy contracts.

Jun 11 • Part 31

The FAR clause language just changed. Did your template library?

Two core SCA clauses were updated on May 28. If your templates reference them verbatim, they're already stale.

Jun 4 • Part 31

May 2026

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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