SmallGovCon Week In Review: July 27 – July 31, 2020

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This past week had some important federal contracting news, including a call for more time to reimburse government contractors for costs related to COVID-19, the Pentagon planning for the next 25 years of cybersecurity, and new issues with the CMMC rollout.

Government Executive: Advocacy Groups Press Congress to Support Pandemic Whistleblower Protection Legislation. [whistleblower.org]
Extend contractor reimbursement period, trade groups urge Congress. [news.yahoo]
DOD Seeing Enormous Jump in Telework, Remote Collaboration. [defense.gov]
All things contracting. [federalnewsnetwork]
Defense contractor pays $67K to settle gender bias dispute with GDOL. [valdostatoday]
Pentagon planning for the next 25 years of cybersecurity. [fedscoop]
HUD IG Warns Agencies to Watch Out for Bidding Fraud. [nextgov]
CMMC board faces ‘passionate’ internal turmoil over new contract with DOD. [fedscoop]
Spectro Scientific agrees to pay $1M to settle allegations related to Air Force’s Small Business Innovation and Research program. [justice.gov]
DoD Releases Memo on Contracting Ban for Vendors Using Certain Telecom Equipment. [executivegov]
Which new procurement laws should stay or go? [federalnewsnetwork]
GAO: More Than Half of COVID-19 Government Contracts Not Competitively Awarded. [nextgov]
Agencies may not have gotten the best deals on coronavirus contracts. [federalnewsnetwork]
CMMC Official Backs Light-touch Option for Continuous Monitoring of Defense Contractors’ Cybersecurity. [nextgov]