April 19, 2025

Proposals Sought for Blue UAS Refresh Challenge

UAS

The Defense Innovation Unit’s prize challenge is underway for vendors to potentially have their unmanned aircraft systems and related capabilities added to a list of systems that can be purchased by the Defense Department.

$15/Hr. Wage Hits Contractors Jan. 30

The new wage rule establishes a $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors beginning Jan. 30, 2022. The new rule removes the “sub-minimum wage” that had been allowed for some contractor employees with disabilities and aims to eliminate the sub-minimum classification for tipped employees by 2024.