Happy Friday! It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and usher in the new year. Here at SmallGovCon, we would like to thank all of our blog readers for a wonderful year. We will continue to work hard to provide helpful federal contracting news and updates in 2024 and we truly appreciate your continued support and feedback. Happy new year! Enjoy a final few federal contracting updates to round out the year, including the new CMMC rules and new SDVOSB goals.

• Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
• Class Deviation—Implementation of the United States Trade Representative Trade Agreements Thresholds
• Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regarding New Trade Agreements Thresholds
• Risk Management: Identifying and Mitigating Risks in Federal Contracts
• Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program Proposed Rule Published
• Proposed rule would allow DOD program managers to request waivers for CMMC requirements
• DOD Seeks Comments on Proposed CMMC Program Rule to Protect Sensitive Unclassified Information
• Congress Increases the Government-Wide Goal for Awards to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses From 3% to 5% in a Victory for NVSBC, Veterans and American Small Businesses
• GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service achieves $100 billion status
• Addressing cyber shortages and going after zero trust: Pentagon’s efforts to modernize its forces
• Army Futures Command to focus more on rapid acquisition, with an eye toward potential pitfalls

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