As we approach the end of fiscal year 2023, Washington is once again facing down the prospect of a government shutdown at midnight on Saturday, September 30th. There’s a growing consensus among veteran Congress-watchers that a shutdown is inevitable.

In this episode of Bona Fide Needs, Arnold & Porter Policy Advisor Sara Linder, Partner Chuck Blanchard, and Counsel Josh Alloy join Arnold and Porter partner and Bona Fide Needs co-host Mike McGill to discuss the perspective from Capitol Hill, what government agencies are doing, how contractors should prepare for a shutdown, and how employment law may affect how contractors manage their workforce during a lapse in appropriations. 

0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Headlines
7:00 – Interview
7:05 – The perspective from Capitol Hill
19:00 – How are agencies preparing for a shutdown?
00:00 – How can contractors weather the storm?
47:00 – Wrap-up

Show Notes

OMB Meeting with CMMC Stakeholders

House GOP Concerned VA Not Meeting ‘Duty’ To ‘Buy America’

Federal Circuit Reverses Itself, Holds Sum Certain Requirement Is Not Jurisdictional

Seventh Circuit Creates Circuit Split on Whether E-Rate Program is Subject to the FCA

Is it Material? Fourth Circuit Holds Misrepresentations Regarding Compliance With Illegal State Eligibility Requirements May Be.

Verizon Settles FCA Allegations it Failed to Meet Cyber Standards for Federal Contractors

Dusting Off The Government Shutdown Playbook: Questions Governments Contractors Should Consider As A Lapse In Federal Appropriations Approaches