MWL Counsel OJ Jowyk to Speak at Webinar on “The Do’s and Don’ts of Government Subcontracting”
MWL Counsel Orest J. “OJ” Jowyk, will be a presenter for “The Do’s and Don’ts of Government Subcontracting” webinar being held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, as part of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce’s Loudoun Govcon 2020 series. The upcoming webinar is designed to educate small business government contractors on how to become a […]
MWL Counsel OJ Jowyk Presented a Webinar on Navigating Facility and Personnel Security Clearances for Federal Contractors
On Tuesday, September 21, 2020, MWL Counsel Orest J. “OJ” Jowyk, together with Facility Security Officer Daniel Herdman of MicroHealth, LLC presented a webinar on “Navigating Facility and Personnel Security Clearances for Federal Contractors” for the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Center (Virginia PTAC). Virginia PTAC is a sponsored program of George Mason University. Headquartered in […]
MWL Counsel OJ Jowyk to Present a Webinar on FAR Contract Modifications
On Friday, October 9, 2020, MWL Counsel Orest J. “OJ” Jowyk, as part of Jennifer Schaus & Associates’ “Get FAR-Sighted In 2020” series, will present a webinar on the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s Part 43, Contract Modifications. The FAR is the U.S. federal Government’s official rule book for how the Government purchases services, supplies, and just […]
Significant Changes Coming for the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program
Effective July 12, 2020, the economic disadvantage criteria for the 8(a) Business Development Program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be the same for initial and continued eligibility. In addition, all qualified retirement accounts, regardless of the individual’s age, will be excluded for the purposes of SBA’s calculation of the net worth […]
MWL Counsel Orest “OJ” Jowyk to Lead Loudoun GovCon Workshop on Security Clearances
On Thursday, November 21st 2019, MWL Counsel OJ Jowyk will lead a workshop on “Navigating Facility and Personnel Security Clearances” for the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce’s Government Contracting Committee. Mr. Jowyk’s portion of the presentation will focus on the security concerns the U.S. Government often alleges when denying personnel security clearances and the mitigating […]
MWL to Co-Sponsor a GOVCON Executive Briefing: Updates, Changes and Trends that You Need to Know About
On Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018, BB&T, together with McMahon, Welch and Learned, PLLC and other sponsors, will present a GOVCON Executive Briefing: Updates, Changes and Trends that You Need to Know About. The event will take place at the BB&T facility at 8200 Greensboro Drive, McLean, Virginia from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The facility […]
HUBZone Certification and Recent Changes
On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, MWL Counsel Orest J. Jowyk, as part of the Jennifer Schaus & Associates GovCon Webinar Wednesday series, presented a webinar on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (“HUBZone”) program, focusing on HUBZone certification and recent rule changes to the HUBZone program. As Mr. Jowyk discussed, the […]
May’s Major Moves on Bid Protest Rules
Final rules issued on April 2, 2018 will bring several changes to the bid protest rules at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), effective May 1, 2018. Among the most important are: (i) protests at GAO will be required to be filed electronically through GAO’s Electronic Protest Docketing System (“EPDS”), (ii) all initial protests will require […]
Personnel Security Clearance Fundamentals
SF-86 Preparation The key to avoiding problems before they occur in the security clearance investigation or reinvestigation process is to correctly interpret and answer questions on the SF-86 form. These days, the form usually is filled out electronically. Many applicants needlessly create expensive or even career-ending problems for themselves by not paying careful attention to the questions […]