Joshua Mullen

6 days ago | thetechstreetnow.com | Marianne Kolbasuk McGee |Joshua Mullen

24 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Joshua Mullen of Booz Allen Hamilton on Industry's Top Cyber Challenges Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • May 9, 2025 15 Minutes While pharmaceutical companies typically have more mature cybersecurity programs than many other factions within the healthcare sector, these firms also face complicated risks involving their expansive attack surfaces, complex manufacturing, distribution operations and sensitive intellectual property, said Joshua Mullen of...

Jul 29, 2024 | lexology.com | Joshua Mullen

On July 22, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) posted an announcement, Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms Under Executive Order 14112, 89 Fed. Reg. 59010 (“Announcement”), which described SBA’s intent to hold tribal consultation meetings at several locations throughout the United States and a listening session in Hawaii to obtain feedback about SBA’s intent to issue a proposed rule concerning the HUBZone Program.

Jul 1, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Joshua Mullen

When a federal agency issues a small business set-aside contract, it uses North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes to determine the size standard that will apply to that contract. The agency must select the single NAICS code that best describes “the principal purpose of the product or service being acquired.” 13 CFR 121.402. However, the selected NAICS code can cause drastically different results for the corresponding size standard that is applied to the resulting contract.

Dec 2, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Joshua Mullen

On May 30, 2023, the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Final Rule on Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program (the “Final Rule”) became effective. The Final Rule makes several significant changes to SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, HUBZone program, affiliation rules, and various other SBA regulations. Government contractors who compete for SBA’s set-aside contracts should closely review the Final Rule.

Dec 2, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Joshua Mullen

The FY2023 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (FY2023 NDAA) included several important provisions for government contractors. We described several of those important FY2023 NDAA provisions in a presentation earlier this year. Section 822 of the FY2023 NDAA – Modification of contracts to provide extraordinary relief due to inflation impacts (Section 822) – provides potential inflation relief to contractors working with the Department of Defense (DoD).