Courts, Boards, & GAO
Not So Fast: Recent ASBCA Decision Highlights Government’s Burden Before Terminating a Contractor for Default
PilieroMazza - A recent decision from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) offers a useful reminder that the government must do more...
COFC Finds Jurisdiction Over SBIR Protest
Covington - A recent Court of Federal Claims (COFC) decision shows that with the right facts, the government’s failure to award a follow-on Small...
Economic Price Adjustment Clauses in Fixed-Price Contracts
GovConFeed - Federal fixed-price contracts normally shift all cost risk onto the contractor, but FAR 16.203-1 carves out an exception: economic price adjustment (EPA)...
New Rules, New Risks: What the 2026 RCFC Amendments Mean for Bid Protests and Contract Claims
Holland & Knight - The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) adopted its annual round of amendments on July 27, 2026, to the Rules...
FAR Subpart 9.5: The Three Conflicts That Can Kill an Award
GovConFeed - Organizational conflicts of interest sink awards more often than contractors expect, and the rules governing them sit in FAR Subpart 9.5, a...
GAO Reminds Agencies that “Less Favorable” Doesn’t Mean “Ignored:” A Past Performance Lesson from a Recent VA Protest
Centre Law & Consulting - If your company is one of the many that relies on CPARS reports and past performance ratings to win...
REA vs. Claim: The FAR 33 Line That Changes Everything
GovConFeed - A contractor asking for more money after a government-caused change to contract performance stands at a fork that most people never notice...
Cracking The NAICS Code: Ambulatory Health Care Services or Office Administrative Services?
Koprince McCall Pottroff - When it comes to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, finding the right fit can be just as important....
The Unallowable Cost Rules Every Contractor Must Know
GovConFeed - Every dollar a federal contractor bills against a cost-reimbursement or T&M contract has to clear a four-part test before it ever reaches...
Department of Energy Selects 278 Genesis Mission Projects
Covington - The Department of Energy (“DOE”) has launched the “Genesis Mission” to apply AI technology to a wide variety of scientific and technological...
The GT Space Report | July 2026
Greenberg Traurig - Q2 2026 showed the space and satellite sector moving further into an infrastructure phase. The quarter’s most notable developments were not...
Federal Circuit Vacates $12.7M Software Infringement Award AgainstGovernment, Places Limits on the “Book of Wisdom”
Wiley - A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sheds new light on the calculation of “reasonable and...
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