DOD Highlights Section 3610 of the CARES Act to Provide Contractors Relief
By Robert Nichols and Andrew Victor March 31, 2020 On March 30, 2020, the Department of Defense published a memorandum addressing how agencies should handle [...]
OMB Reminds Agencies to Be Practical When Assessing COVID-19 Impacts to Contracts
By Robert Nichols, Andrew Victor, and Adrian Wigston March 30, 2020 Recognizing the challenges coronavirus COVID-19 presents to contractors and the U.S. Government, the [...]
FCA Risks in the Wake of COVID-19: Be Prepared for the Inevitable Audits and Investigations
By Andy Liu, Robert Rhoad, Annie Kim, and Adrian Wigston March 25, 2020 If natural disasters, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), and [...]
How COVID-19 Contractors Can Benefit From the Defense Production Act
By Robert Nichols and Andy Liu March 20, 2020 As part of the government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, President Trump has signed an [...]
FEATURE COMMENT: Defective Pricing And Truth In Negotiations: Statutory Requirements, Increased Audits And Practical Resolutions
By David Bodenheimer, Robert Nichols, and Adrian Wigston March 18, 2020 Our latest Feature Comment in The Government Contractor discusses TINA requirements, DCAA’s renewed focus [...]
Coronavirus Indemnification: The Federal Government Should Broadly Authorize Use of P.L. 85-804 to Protect COVID-19 Contractors, as It Did for Anthrax and Ebola
By Robert Nichols, David Bodenheimer, and Andrew Victor March 11, 2020 The Federal Government’s response to COVID-19 will depend on contractors receiving awards to combat [...]
Grappling with Tax Exemptions Under Foreign Assistance Contracts, Grants, and Cooperative Agreements
By Andrew Victor and Samuel Jack This law review article appears in the Public Contract Law Journal and is co-authored by Andrew Victor, an associate [...]
AseraCare Resolves Historic False Claims Act Lawsuit, Preserving Key Lack of “Falsity” Defense
By Andy Liu, Robert Rhoad, and Andrew Victor March 3, 2020 Government contractors should take note of the last week’s announced settlement between hospice care provider [...]