New Executive Order Establishes Boundaries for Federal Grantees’ and Contractors’ Workplace Diversity Training
By Andy Liu, Jeremiah Centrella, and Andrew Victor September 28, 2020 On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Combating Race [...]
Planning For Coronavirus FEMA Public Assistance Program Arbitrations Before The Civilian Board Of Contract Appeals: Guidelines For Local Governments, Tribes, And Private Nonprofit Organizations
By Robert Nichols, Shiva Hamidinia, and Sam Van Kopp Originally published in the August 2020 Briefing Papers by Thomson Reuters. Browser View
The Course of Dealing Doctrine in Government Contracts: The ASBCA Applies Years of Contract Performance to Resolve Ambiguity in Favor of Contractor
By Sam Van Kopp and Andy Liu July 27, 2020 In Appeals of Raytheon Company, decided June 24th, 2020, the Armed Services Board of Contract [...]
Smart Steps for Contractors Facing Federal Suspensions, Stopped Work, Delays or Disruptions
By Shiva Hamidinia July 7, 2020 Construction and many other contractors who cannot telework may be receiving stop-work orders or facing other unique challenges on [...]
OMB Should Clarify Plan To Pay Contractors’ COVID- 19 Costs
By Robert Nichols, Andy Liu, and David Bodenheimer May 8, 2020 Browser View
The audits are coming! The audits are coming!
By Andy Liu and Adrian Wigston April 30, 2020 On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza jointly announced that the [...]
In Response to COVID-19, International Development Firms Join Forces to Request Additional Funding for Global Operations
By Adrian Wigston and Annie Kim April 28, 2020 Last week, many of the world’s leading international development firms and NGOs sent letters to Congress [...]
COVID-19 Warrants USAID Adjusting or Removing Indirect Rate Ceilings
By Robert Nichols and Adrian Wigston of Nichols Liu LLP and Mary Karen Wills of Berkeley Research Group April 27, 2020 COVID-19 crisis is a [...]