Service contractors must now offer jobs to predecessor workers *

USA - May 21 2012
On May 2, 2012, the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration published proposed regulations designed to implement Executive Order (“EO”) 13495, which was signed by President Obama on January 30, 2009.

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False Claims Act litigation — score two for the defendants, one for the relator *

USA - May 21 2012
The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) is a powerful statute.

Co-authors: Robert M. Tata.

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Pitfalls of doing business with foreign sovereigns: Wye Oak Technology, Inc. v. Republic of Iraq *

USA - February 24 2012
On December 29, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit released its decision in Wye Oak Technology, Inc. v. Republic of Iraq, 2011 WL 6825271 (4th Cir. 2011).

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Pentagon releases “guidance document” that discusses military plans for the next decade *

USA - February 24 2012
On January 3, 2012, the Defense Department issued a “Guidance Document” explaining how it intends to revise its priorities, given significant impending budget cuts.

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Where do you file your task order protest after Med Trends? *

USA - November 17 2011
On October 25, 2011, the Department of Justice (“DoJ”) appealed the ruling of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) in Med Trends, Inc. v. United States.

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