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Protests & Claims

Law

Agency Waived a Requirement for the Awardee. Why Didn’t this Bother...

November 30, 2023

The agency waived a requirement. GAO found the protester was not prejudiced by the waiver. The protester had not shown how it would have...

Law

Protester Can’t Convince COFC It’s Price Realism Challenge Is a Winner

November 30, 2023

The protester objected to the price realism evaluation. As part of the protest, the protester moved for a preliminary injunction. The court denied the...

If SBA Asks You to Provide Information to Respond to a...

Law November 30, 2023

SBA Issues Final Rule Allowing Small Business Subcontracting Plans to Take...

Expert Opinion November 30, 2023

Subcontract Flow-Down Provisions: Constructive Acceleration and Delays on Federal Projects

Expert Opinion November 30, 2023

DoD Reminds Commercial Products and Services Contractors to Save Room for...

Expert Opinion November 30, 2023

Army Acquisition Chief: As Industry Innovation Races Ahead, Service Struggles with...

Law November 30, 2023

Reorganizing Government Acquisition for the Digital Age

Law November 30, 2023

For Now, T4NG2 Awards Are Protest-Free

Law November 30, 2023

Agency Found Protester’s Price Proposal Unacceptable. But the Agency Evaluated the...

Law November 29, 2023

Cyber & Privacy

Cyber

Cyber Incident Reporting May Be “Material” for Federal Contractors

November 30, 2023

Bass Berry & Sims - Last month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed new cybersecurity and incident reporting regulations for federal contractors on behalf...

Federal Government Continues Its Big Push for Cybersecurity with SEC Action...

Cyber November 30, 2023

Fastest 5 Minutes: FedRAMP, Protecting CUI, Better Contracting Initiative

Cyber November 30, 2023

FBI and CISA Issue Advisory on Scattered Spider Ransomware Attacks

Cyber November 30, 2023

Workers Increasingly Suffering from Cybersecurity Fatigue

Cyber November 30, 2023

California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Draft Regulations on Automated Decisionmaking Technology

Cyber November 30, 2023

Compliance & Enforcement

Compliance

Defendants Wanted to See Relator’s Government Disclosure. Why Did the Court...

Compliance

FCA Suit Against Siemens Revived on Procedural Grounds

Compliance

Federal Courts Continue to Grapple with Causation in Anti-Kickback-Based False Claims...

Compliance

SEC Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Enforcement Results

Compliance

$12M Default Judgment Results from Purchasing Prescriptions

Compliance

King Kong Pays to Resolve False Claims about Country of Origin

Resources and cases

Agency Waived a Requirement for the Awardee. Why Didn’t this Bother GAO?

5 hours ago

Protester Can’t Convince COFC It’s Price Realism Challenge Is a Winner

5 hours ago

If SBA Asks You to Provide Information to Respond to a Size Protest, Don’t Play Games. SBA Will Draw an Adverse Inference.

5 hours ago

Agency Found Protester’s Price Proposal Unacceptable. But the Agency Evaluated the Protester’s Technical Proposal. Was This an Admission that the Price Proposal Wasn’t Defective?

1 day ago

Protester Thought the Agency Had Evaluated Experience Too Harshly. Why Did GAO Side with the Agency?

1 day ago

Filing a Size Protest? You Gotta Do More Than Allege the Awardee Isn’t Small.

1 day ago

Protester’s Attempts to Allay Agency’s Concerns About Subcontracting Arrangements Fizzle

1 day ago

Protester Said It Didn’t Get the Award Due to the CO’s “Personal Grievance” and “Petty Vengeance.” Why Wasn’t GAO Convinced?

2 days ago

Are You a Franchisee? Don’t Expect Certification as a Veteran-Owned Business.

2 days ago

The Agency Terminated for Convenience. Why Couldn’t the Contractor Recover Settlement Costs for All the Contract’s Requirements?

2 days ago

Others

Defendants Wanted to See Relator’s Government Disclosure. Why Did the Court Say No?

ago 7 hours

GSA Amending Rules on Economic Price Adjustments

ago 7 hours

DoD to Publish a Data Standard for Other Transaction Agreements

ago 7 hours

Defendant May Have Breached a Trust in Using Medicaid Payments, But that Doesn’t Mean They Violated the FCA

ago 1 day

DFARS – Rights in Technical Data

ago 1 day

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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