Robert K Tompkins is a Partner in our
Washington DC office.Mary Beth Bosco is a Partner in our
Washington DC office. .
Takeaways for all government contractors:
- Review your SAM.gov registration to ensure it is accurate,
especially as to banking information and authorized Entity
Administrators.
- Prepare and submit notarized letters to GSA's Federal
Service Desk as discussed below.
- Check to see whether any expected payments from the government
have not been received.
The latest revelations about cybersecurity breaches hit right at
the core of the government contracting community. Last month, the
General Services Administration (GSA) issued a notice that the
System for Award Management (SAM), in which all federal contractors
must register, had been compromised and a number of contractors
have been put at risk of having their government payments diverted
by third-party fraudsters.
