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Protests & Claims

Law

Protester Claimed Its Product Was Superior. GAO Said the Record Suggested...

January 22, 2025

The protester argued the agency failed to make a comparative evaluation, which would have revealed that the protester's proposed products were superior to the...

Law

Don’t Miss a Single Deficiency: GAO Dismisses Because the Protester Failed...

January 22, 2025

The protester challenged multiple aspects of the agency's technical evaluation. However, GAO dismissed the protest, finding the protester was not an interested party. The...

GAO Was Certain the Solicitation Required Certification

Law January 22, 2025

Court Rules that PLAs Violate the Competition in Contracting Act

Expert Opinion January 22, 2025

Why File: A GAO Bid Protest Intervention

Expert Opinion January 22, 2025

SBA’s New Rule Clarifies Role of Minority Equity Holders in Small...

Expert Opinion January 22, 2025

Cyber & Privacy

Cyber

7 Top Cybersecurity Projects for 2025

January 22, 2025

CSO - As 2025 dawns, CISOs face the grim reality that the battle against cyberattackers never ends. Strong and carefully planned cybersecurity projects are...

Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers

Cyber January 22, 2025

DHS Cyber Review Board Cleaned Out in Trump Move to Eliminate...

Cyber January 22, 2025

Cyber Insights 2025: Attack Surface Management

Cyber January 22, 2025

From Qualitative to Quantifiable: Transforming Cyber Risk Management for Critical Infrastructure

Cyber January 22, 2025

37% of Privacy Professionals Cite Lack of Resources as Cause of...

Cyber January 22, 2025

Compliance & Enforcement

Compliance

FAR Council Publishes Proposed Rule Imposing New Security Requirements on Contractors...

Compliance

Approach to Corporate Enforcement May Become More Business-Friendly

Compliance

Leveraging Privacy Compliance for Your Looming AI Risks

Compliance

Minnesota Construction Company Agrees to Pay $5.9M to Resolve False Claims...

Compliance

FCA Whistleblower Complaints Reach All Time High in 2024

Compliance

Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products

Resources and cases

Protester Claimed Its Product Was Superior. GAO Said the Record Suggested Otherwise.

9 hours ago

Don’t Miss a Single Deficiency: GAO Dismisses Because the Protester Failed to Address a Deficiency

9 hours ago

GAO Was Certain the Solicitation Required Certification

9 hours ago

GAO Sustains Protest Challenging Use of LPTA Source Selection Methodology

1 day ago

The Protester Claimed the Agency Cherry-Picked Its Quotation. Why Didn’t GAO Agree?

1 day ago

The Past Is the Past, But It May Affect Your Chances of Receiving an Award

1 day ago

Protester Claimed Awardee and Its Subcontractor Were Effectively a Joint Venture. Why Didn’t COFC Agree?

5 days ago

OHA Found the Area Office’s Analysis Was Flawed. Why Did It Still Deny the Appeal?

5 days ago

Protester Argued Agency Should’ve Considered the Past Performance of a Team Member. Why Did GAO Side with the Agency?

5 days ago

Offerors Must Have an Active SAM Registration When Submitting a Proposal. But Does this SAM Requirement Apply to the Initial Proposal or to Proposal...

6 days ago

Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products

ago 10 hours

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025

ago 6 days

FAR – Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting

January 14, 2025

FAR – Strengthening America’s Cybersecurity Workforce

January 9, 2025

FAR: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment

January 8, 2025

Others

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

Compliance April 14, 2020

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

Grants October 17, 2023

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

Law September 11, 2020

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

Claims June 15, 2023

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

Compliance August 5, 2020

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

Grants October 17, 2023

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

Claims June 15, 2023

Grantee’s Procurement Process Lacks Conflict of Interest Policies

Grants May 1, 2023

Request for Comments – OMB Uniform Guidance

Grants June 5, 2023

Issuance of Revised OMB Circular No. A–94, ‘‘Guidelines and Discount Rates...

Compliance November 14, 2023