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Agency Made Contractor Replace All the Electrical Receptable Plates in a...

April 24, 2024

The agency directed the contractor to change the labels on electrical plate receptacles. The contractor argued the labels it used were adequate, so the...

Law

Confusion About WOSB Certification Process Dooms Protester’s Proposals

April 24, 2024

The protester submitted proposals in procurements that had been set aside for women-owned small businesses (WOSB). But the agencies found the protester ineligible because...

GAO Joins COFC: A Lapse in Your SAM Registration Could Render...

Expert Opinion April 24, 2024

Revised Uniform Grants Guidance Reduces Burdens While Encouraging Accessibility and Transparency

Expert Opinion April 24, 2024

GSA Clarifies Permissibility of Upfront Payments for Software-as-a-Service Offerings

Expert Opinion April 24, 2024

Lockheed About to Eat Huge Losses on Classified Program

Law April 24, 2024

GSA Planning to Use AI Tools in Acquisitions

Law April 24, 2024

In With the Old: NIH Forced to Extend CIO-SP3 Vehicle

Law April 24, 2024

Defense Contractor Facing Repercussions For Bribing Navy Contracting Officer

Compliance April 24, 2024

Government Moved to Dismiss Appeal for Failure to Prosecute. Why Did...

Claims April 23, 2024

Cyber & Privacy

Cyber

U.S. OMB Policy for AI Use and Procurement Emphasizes Governance, Transparency,...

April 24, 2024

Hogan Lovells - OMB's final AI Memo reflects comments received on their draft memorandum released in response to President Biden’s October 2023 AI Executive...

What States Lose the Most Money to Cybercrime? Here Are the...

Cyber April 24, 2024

Expert Advises Against Ransomware Payment Ban

Cyber April 24, 2024

Merck Cyberattack Settlement Renews Spotlight on War Exclusions in 2024

Cyber April 24, 2024

Pub K's event on Cyber security in government contracts space

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Evolving Incident Response Obligations, Integral to Effective...

Cyber April 24, 2024

Sandworm Attacks Gain Attention: Russian Threat Group Performs Cyber Operations

Cyber April 24, 2024

Compliance & Enforcement

Compliance

Defense Contractor Facing Repercussions For Bribing Navy Contracting Officer

Compliance

News Roundup: Ethical Culture Alone Doesn’t Guarantee Compliance

Compliance

DOJ, Commerce and Treasury Issue JCN on Foreign Person Liability for...

Compliance

DFARS – Intent To Transport Supplies by Sea

Compliance

Federal Agencies Flip-Flop on Two Federal Employment Rules

Compliance

U.S. Government Intervenes in Case Alleging Unauthorized Disclosure of CUI

Resources and cases

Agency Made Contractor Replace All the Electrical Receptable Plates in a Building. Did this Replacement Amount to Economic Waste?

9 hours ago

Confusion About WOSB Certification Process Dooms Protester’s Proposals

9 hours ago

Government Moved to Dismiss Appeal for Failure to Prosecute. Why Did CBCA Say the Motion Bordered on Frivolous?

1 day ago

Protester Alleged Unequal Treatment. GAO Wasn’t Feeling It.

1 day ago

Protester Said It Deserved More Strengths. Why Didn’t GAO Agree?

1 day ago

Solicitation Sought Feral Hog Control. Protester Said Awardee Didn’t Have Hog Experience. GAO Found the Argument as Convincing as Vegan Bacon.

2 days ago

Disappointed Bidder Throws Status Protest Against the Wall, Hits Bullseye

2 days ago

Protester Claimed Agency Evaluated Wrong Cost Proposal. GAO Said Protester Hadn’t Been Prejudiced.

2 days ago

Agency Claimed Appeal Was Premature, But ASBCA Couldn’t Figure Out Why It Took So Long for the Agency to Issue a Final Decision

5 days ago

Labor Category Confusion Condemns Protester’s Proposal

5 days ago

Others

DFARS – Intent To Transport Supplies by Sea

ago 10 hours

Relator Can’t Escape First-To-File Rule By Amending Complaint

ago 2 days

FAR – Novation and Name Change Agreements

ago 5 days

FAR Council – Information Collection; Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method)

ago 6 days

DFARS – DoD Mentor- Protege Program

April 17, 2024

Upcoming Events

Failing to Meet Grant Goals Does Not Mean Defendants Never Intended...

Compliance April 14, 2020

Revisions to the Uniform Guidance Include Welcome Changes and New Areas...

Expert Opinion September 11, 2020

Failure to Meet Academic Accreditation Guidelines Not Automatically Material to Government’s...

Compliance August 5, 2020

Did the Government’s Denial of a Grant Application Amount to a...

Claims June 15, 2023

Grants - Resources

Did the Government’s Denial of a Grant Application Amount to a...

Claims June 15, 2023

Wondering About the Difference Between a Contract and a Grant? COFC...

Grants October 17, 2023

Grantee’s Procurement Process Lacks Conflict of Interest Policies

Grants May 1, 2023

Request for Comments – OMB Uniform Guidance

Grants June 5, 2023

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