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Government Contractor's File
GovCon Industry News
September 8, 2009
Issue 5
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September 4, 2009
Watkins Meegan ranked as the 11th largest DC-area accounting firm in the Washington Business Journal. 
 
September 12, 2009
Stephanie Kelly with Watkins Walsh, a Watkins Meegan company, will be featured on Wayne Zell's Blueprint for Wealth radio show on Federal News Radio AM 820 and 1500.
 
 September 17, 2009
Watkins Meegan and Shulman Rogers will sponsor a seminar on Recovery Act updates at Shulman Rogers' office in Potomac, MD. The seminar will review Recovery Act opportunities, legalities of those projects, and online reporting requirements. Click here to register for this free seminar. The event will also be offered October 2 at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner, Va., and registration for the October 2 event is available here.
 
September 21, 2009
Watkins Meegan is a sponsor of the annual Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) National Capital golf tournament. To register, click here. 
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Article4Mandatory Use of E-Verify to Begin September 8
 
Mandatory use of the E-Verify program is set to begin today, September 8. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenged the E-Verify mandate, but the federal court upheld the requirement in a case decided in August 2009. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, the Chamber filed for an emergency injunction pending an appeal on Friday and barring that order, E-Verify use will begin today.
 
Federal contractors and subcontractors that are awarded a contract with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause for E-Verify on or after September 8 will have to use the online tool to confirm their existing and new employees' eligibility to work in the United States. Enrollment in E-Verify is required within 30 days of the contract award.
Article1SBA Launches Online Training Videos on 'How to Win Federal Contracts'
 
Earlier this month, the U.S. Small Business Administration launched an online training course designed to teach small businesses how to sell to the federal government and where to find Recovery Act and other contracting opportunities.
 
The training courses are available free of charge and they include a mix of audio and text. Click here for more information.
Article5Learn What's Involved in a Contractors' Purchasing System Review (CPSR) and How It Can Help Your Company 
 
When contractors have their purchasing systems approved, they may reduce the level of government contract administrative oversight and improve their chances of qualifying for future awards.
 
To learn more about the Contractors' Purchasing System Review (CPSR) process, click here to visit the Watkins Meegan website and read our full article.
Article2Watkins Meegan Congratulates 'Fast 50' Small Business Award Winners
 
Watkins Meegan would like to congratulate all of the small businesses that were named to Washington Technology's Fast 50 list for the fastest growing small businesses in the government market.  
 
For the complete list of Fast 50 small businesses, please see the September issue of Washington Technology magazine or click here.