December 23, 2016
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP is pleased to announce that it has named Scott Sheffler as partner. “I am pleased to announce that we have made a new partner for 2017, Scott Sheffler. [...]
December 19, 2016
Today, December 19, 2016, is the second anniversary of the Office of Management and Budget’s announcement of the interim final rule fully implementing the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for [...]
November 28, 2016
On Tuesday, November 22, a Texas Federal court issued a nationwide injunction preventing the implementation of FLSA overtime rules scheduled to take effect on December 1. Under the rules, salaried workers earning less [...]
November 3, 2016
Does your organization have “partners” that help it fulfill its grant obligations? Whether your organization is operating a Head Start grant or under any other federal grant program, accurately determining the type of [...]
October 26, 2016
On October 24, 2016, the Office of Head Start (“OHS”) launched the CLASS section of the FY17 Aligned Monitoring Virtual Expo. This launch includes the “FY2017 CLASS Field Guide,” “FY2017 CLASS Review At-A-Glance,” [...]
October 19, 2016
“Streamlined” is a word you’ll hear often to describe the new Head Start Program Performance Standards (the “HSPPS”). Part 1302, subpart I – which addresses human resources management– is one section that lives [...]
October 12, 2016
With the November elections quickly approaching, many feel the urge to get involved in the election process. Head Start grant recipients and their employees may feel particularly motivated because federal, state, and local [...]
October 5, 2016
After a month of acclimating to the new Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) you may have noticed that while there are a few new items, the requirements contain a lot of the [...]
September 28, 2016
In the Office of Head Start’s (OHS) recent Showcase video on Program Governance, OHS noted that Program Governance is the first subpart of the HSPPS and that this should “send[] a message.” OHS [...]
September 21, 2016
With the beginning of the school year, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start (OHS) released the final rule for the new [...]