Are Early Protest Dismissals Still Possible? Options After the Federal Circuit’s CACI Decision
by Robert Nichols, Michael Bhargava, Sam Van Kopp For years, government agencies have sought early dismissal of bid protests at the Court of Federal Claims [...]
On FedNewsNetworks with Tom Temin, Alan Chvotkin discusses significant government contract matters
On February 23, 2023, Nichols Liu partner Alan Chvotkin joined FedNewsNetworks’ Tom Temin for discussion of two significant government contract matters. The first addressed the [...]
The Debt Ceiling: Three Immediate Actions for Government Contractors
By Alan Chvotkin In a periodic political standoff, the House of Representatives, the Senate and the President are in a debate about how to handle [...]
DoD Issues Long-Awaited Small Business Strategy 2023
By Alan Chvotkin and Sam Van Kopp On January 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published its long-awaited, 25-page, first strategy under Secretary Austin [...]
Nichols Liu Hires Laura Kennedy, a Former Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Honeywell, SAIC and Emergent BioSolutions, to Co-Chair Global Compliance and Risk Practice
Washington DC (January 25, 2023) - Nichols Liu has hired Laura Kennedy to co-chair its Global Compliance and risk practice. Laura joins the firm as [...]
New Law Requires FAR Changes on Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI)
By Alan Chvotkin on December 28, 2022. One of the last legislative actions taken at the close of the 117th Congress was passage by the [...]
How effective are bid protests at obtaining relief? Greater than 50%, according to GAO.
By Robert Nichols, Michael Bhargava, and Madison Plummer The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its bid protest statistics for FY2022 in its Annual Report [...]
Hacks, Attacks, And Compliance Tracks: The Importance Of Safeguarding Government And Client Data
By Michael Bhargava and Madison Plummer The public disclosure of cyberattacks on Latin American governments further highlights the need for all government contractors to keep [...]