GAO dismisses protest based on a post-hoc waiver of OCIs *

USA - February 25 2013
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently opened the door for government agencies to use their waiver authority under the Federal…

Co-authors: K. Alyse Latour, Tina D. Reynolds.

Federal Appeals Court says estimates in government bids can be actionable as false claims *

USA - August 7 2012
The Ninth Circuit issued an opinion last week in which it held that knowingly making “false estimates” in connection with a bid for a government contract may be actionable under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§3729 et seq. United States ex rel. Hooper v. Lockheed Martin Corp., No. 11-55278 (9th Cir. Aug. 2, 2012).

Co-authors: Tina D. Reynolds, Don Rushing, Richard J. Vacura.