Happy Friday. It’s time to say goodbye to September and welcome in October already. Where does the time go?

As I’m sure you all are aware, this week’s federal government contracting news is all about the possible government shut down and its impact on federal services and federal government contractors. Lawmakers have today and tomorrow to come to some sort of agreement. We’ve included some articles below with additional information on this situation as well as other federal government contracting news. Have a great weekend.

• What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown
• Federal Real Property:Preliminary Results Show that Increased Telework and Longstanding Challenges Led to Underutilized Federal Buildings
• A Message to IAM Federal Employees and Federal Contract Workers Regarding a Possible Government Shutdown
• US Department of Labor Recovers $101K in Benefits Wages, Damages for 51 Workers Employed on Two Federally Funded Projects in California
• Government shutdown puts contractors in precarious position
• Fall 2023 Meet the Buyers Conference Provides the Opportunity for Government Contracting Success
• Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman’s Participation in Events with Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
• Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect as of January 1, 2024
• Why the Amazon anti-trust case is important to GovCon
• Federal contract workers stand to lose in possible government shutdown
• US judge refuses to block venture capital fund’s grants for Black women
• US Department of Labor, LABCORP Subsidiary Enter Agreement After Compliance Review Alleged Hiring Discrimination by Federal Contractor
• Yale University and Its Professor Agree to Pay $1.5 Million For Failure to Share Patent Royalties with VA
• Here’s how many feds would stay on the job – both with and without pay – during an upcoming shutdown
• CISA’s next version of secure-by-design guidance expected in ‘coming weeks’
• Inside the Federal Acquisition Service’s reorganization

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