D.C. Circuit Upholds Overpayment Rule, Reverses Lower Court Ruling
By Andy Liu, Robert Rhoad, and Haaleh Katouzian August 16, 2021 A unanimous D.C. Circuit, in UnitedHealthcare Ins. Co. v. Becerra,[1] reversed a district court’s [...]
Will the ransomware surge impact Biden’s cyber EO?
FCW interview featuring Alan Chvotkin July 09, 2021 As ransomware attacks increase in size and scope, officials say no one is safe: the public [...]
The Federal Circuit Affirms That Contractor Cannot Recover Increased Costs Related to Outbreak of Deadly Disease
By Robert Nichols, Andrew Victor, and Haaleh Katouzian June 25, 2021 About a year ago, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) decided Pernix Serka [...]
Formalization of Enhanced Debriefings Coming Soon to DOD Procurements
By Andrew Victor, Sam Van Kopp, and Haaleh Katouzian June 18, 2021 Recently, the Department of Defense (DOD) published a proposed rule in the Federal [...]
GAO Releases Report on Small Business Innovation Research
By Shiva Hamidinia February 4, 2021 GAO recently published a report on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards to businesses majority-owned by investment companies [...]
Biden’s Buy American
By Rober Nichols, Madison Plummer, Andrew Victor February 2, 2021 In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden stated that he sought “[t]o rebuild the backbone [...]
The FAR Council Issues Rule Implementing Section 880 of the 2019 NDAA That Further Limits Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Procurements
By Andrew Victor and Sam Van Kopp January 15, 2021 On January 14, 2021, the FAR Council issued a final rule that changed the source [...]
GAO Sustains Small Disadvantaged Businesses’ Protest – Agency Shouldn’t Reject Bid Due to Inactive SAM Registration
By Shiva Hamidinia December 23, 2020 GAO recently sustained a Puerto-Rico Disadvantaged Small Business’ protest challenging the rejection of its bid because it’s SAM registration [...]