Courts, Boards, & GAO
FYI – GAO Finds Key Person “Available” Despite Accepting Employment with a Different Company
Crowell & Moring - GAO’s key personnel rule is well-known—and often a source of frustration—amongst government contractors. Proposed key personnel who become “unavailable” prior...
GAO’s FY25 Bid Protest Report to Congress Shows Protests are Down, Effectiveness Remains Steady
GovCon Judicata - On December 12, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025....
2025 CBCA and ASBCA Annual Reports Highlight Critical Contract Dispute Trends for Government Contractors
PilieroMazza - The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently published their annual reports, providing...
When to File an OCI Protest: GAO Decision Suggests Early Filing Is Best
PilieroMazza - An organizational conflict of interest (OCI) is a significant issue for both contractors and the government. When a contract opportunity presents a...
GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact at Your Own Peril
Crowell & Moring - Bid protest practitioners in recent years have witnessed agencies’ increasing efforts to limit the production of documents and information in...
2025 GAO Bid Protest Report: Numbers Down, Effectiveness Still Even Odds–COFC Shows Increase in Bid Protests
Koprince McCall Pottroff - In just a few days, the ball will drop on 2025, and we will officially usher in the new year....
ASBCA’s FY 2025 Report – A Look at the Numbers
Crowell & Moring - Every year since 1979, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) has issued a Report of Transactions and Proceedings...
Key Takeaways from GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025
Smith Currie Oles - On December 12, 2025, the Government Accountability Office published its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025....
The FAR Part 19 Overhaul and Small Business Government Contractors
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell - The much-anticipated update to FAR Part 19, announced earlier this year, presented a mixed bag for small-business government contractors.n In...
Inside GAO’s 2025 Bid Protest Report
Bradley - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued its annual bid protest report to Congress. As discussed below, this year’s report is noteworthy...
Offeror’s “Copy-and-Paste” Proposal Approach Proves Costly
Steven Koprince - An offeror's decision to parrot portions of an Air Force solicitation in its proposal caused the agency to rate the proposal...
GSA Schedule Contractors Take Note: The FY26 NDAA Marks Another Nail in the Coffin of the Price Reductions Clause
Venable - A short provision in the House and Senate Armed Services Committees’ “final negotiated language for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...
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