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Protests & Claims

Claims

Claimant Alleged Federal Grantee Breached. Is the Federal Government Liable for...

October 3, 2023

FEMA provided grants to Puerto Rico for disaster relief. Puerto Rico entered a contract with the grant money. When Puerto Rico didn’t pay, the...

Law

Aspiring SDVOSB Fails to Explain Apparent Affiliations

October 3, 2023

SBA denied an application for certification as an SDVOSB. The applicant appealed, but OHA denied the appeal. Despite requests from SBA, the applicant had...

GAO Initially Determined Related COFC Protest Wouldn’t Impact GAO Proceedings. Why...

Law October 3, 2023

Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes: A Seasonal Guide to Our Top...

Expert Opinion October 3, 2023

A Second Chance to Win Your Government Healthcare Contract

Expert Opinion October 3, 2023

New Developments in Ultima Case: Potential Effect on Current and Future...

Expert Opinion October 3, 2023

Government Shutdown or Not, It’s Exhausting

Law October 3, 2023

Texas Judge Strikes Down $15 Fed. Wage Law In 3 States

Law October 3, 2023

Deloitte Gets Second Shot at FBI Data Contract

Law October 3, 2023

Upcoming Event: Fox’s Fourth Annual Federal Contracts Symposium

Law October 2, 2023

Cyber & Privacy

Cyber

NSA Announces Cybersecurity Center for AI

October 3, 2023

Outgoing NSA Director and Cyber Command head Gen. Paul Nakasone has announced that the NSA will stand up a new Artificial Intelligence Security Center. Because...

DHS Lays Out IT Strategy for Next Five Years: Covering AI,...

Cyber October 3, 2023

State Department’s Cyber Risk Management Has Holes

Cyber October 3, 2023

FDA Finalizes Guidance Just as New Device Cyber Regs Kick In

Cyber October 3, 2023

TSA’s Pipeline Security Directives Lack Teeth, OIG Says

Cyber October 3, 2023

CISA and FEMA Accepting Applications for Tribal Cybersecurity Grants

Cyber October 3, 2023

Compliance & Enforcement

Compliance

Labor Department, Texas Court in Conflict Over Increases in Contractor Minimum...

Compliance

Relator Said Boeing Made False Claims in Connection with Air Force...

Compliance

Focusing the Spotlight: DOJ Focuses on National Security in Corporate Criminal...

Compliance

Whistleblower Advocates Call for Greater Protections from Contractor Retaliation

Compliance

South Carolina Physician and Nephrology Practice Settles Kickback Allegations for $585,000

Compliance

Department of Labor – Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by...

Resources and cases

Claimant Alleged Federal Grantee Breached. Is the Federal Government Liable for that Breach?

16 hours ago

Aspiring SDVOSB Fails to Explain Apparent Affiliations

16 hours ago

GAO Initially Determined Related COFC Protest Wouldn’t Impact GAO Proceedings. Why Did GAO Change Its Mind?

16 hours ago

Protester Complained It Didn’t Receive a SAM Notification for Solicitation. Why Didn’t This State a Valid Protest?

2 days ago

Protester Denied It Had an Impaired Objectivity OCI. But GAO Found the OCI Taint Was Indelible

2 days ago

How Did a Failure to Account for the Olympic Games Sink this Protester’s Proposal?

5 days ago

Putative Small Business Claimed It Had Properly Accounted for Joint Venture Receipts. OHA Didn’t Think So.

5 days ago

Should the Agency Have Investigated Prospective Small Business Offerors Before Setting Aside the Requirement?

6 days ago

If 90% of Your Stock Is Owned by a 401(k) Plan, It’s Going to Be Hard to Qualify as a VOSB

6 days ago

COFC Rebukes OHA, Finds Agency Assigned Wrong NAICS Code to Procurement

7 days ago

Others

Relator Said Boeing Made False Claims in Connection with Air Force One Contract. Why Did the Court Dismiss the Suit?

ago 17 hours

Department of Labor – Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658

ago 18 hours

Department of Labor – Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 14026

ago 18 hours

Defendant May Have Done Something Skeezy But that Doesn’t Mean They Violated the FCA

ago 5 days

FCA Defendant Was a Partnership. The Relator Was a Former Partner. Why Couldn’t the Relator’s Knowledge of Falsity Be Imputed to the Defendant?

ago 6 days

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

Grantee’s Procurement Process Lacks Conflict of Interest Policies

Grants May 1, 2023

Request for Comments – OMB Uniform Guidance

Grants June 5, 2023

MARAD Failed to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements Before Awarding Grant...

Compliance April 11, 2023

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