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“You Don’t See the Real Me”: GAO Finds Protester’s Proposal Was...
The protester argued that the agency unreasonably rated its proposal as "good" rather than "excellent" under the most important technical factor, and conducted a...
Contractor Unsuccessfully Attempts to Slip Two New Claims into Its Appeal
The ASBCA dismissed two counts from the contractor's complaint because they raised new claims never presented to the contracting officer—a jurisdictional prerequisite under the...
Audit Identifies 8 Improvement Areas in DOE Cybersecurity & IT Governance...
ExecutiveGov - The Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General said an independent audit conducted by KPMG examined the department’s cybersecurity and IT governance...
Building Cyber-Resilient Payroll Systems in Government
Route Fifty - Payroll systems don’t usually make headlines, but in 2024, the State Department warned employees about a payroll fraud scheme where cybercriminals...
Debarment or Suspension Based on a DEI Program? Let’s Think It...
Blank Rome - Suspension and debarment are powerful administrative tools that the Government uses to exclude from federal contracting entities that are not “presently...
Government Contractors and AI: Protecting Confidential Information and Privilege in Disputes
PilieroMazza - Artificial intelligence (AI) offers clear efficiencies, but government contractors should proceed with caution before inputting protected documents, confidential information, or dispute-related facts...
The Fixed Price Push Is Really a Scope Discipline Problem
Courtney Holbrook - On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14402, “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting,” directing agencies to...
Procurement Fraud Enforcement Trends Continue Into 2026
Bass Berry & Sims - As procurement fraud enforcement continues to be a priority for the Department of Justice and other federal agencies, we...
Government Contracts DEI Restrictions Under EO 14398: What Contractors Need to...
Haynes Boone - Federal agencies are rapidly implementing Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (March 26, 2026), which establishes sweeping new...
Proposed Rule – Reforms to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA” or “Agency”) has proposed to amend its regulations to align the Section 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) BD...









































