What contractors should know about the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act *

USA - January 7 2013
On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013 (NDAA or the Act). The legislation is a mixed bag…

Co-authors: David A. Churchill, Kathy C. Weinberg, Jessie K. Liu, Mary Ellen Callahan, W. Jay DeVecchio.

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ISS Marine: a contractor’s failed attempt to shield an internal audit with attorney-client or work product protections *

USA - December 6 2012
ISS Marine highlights the difficulty of shielding internal audits from the government’s subpoena powers under the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine

Co-authors: Ethan E. Marsh, David A. Churchill, Daniel E. Chudd, Kathy C. Weinberg.

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Loss of meaningful review and approval process results in deluge of DCAA fraud referrals to DOD IG *

USA - September 4 2012
In March 2009, DCAA revised its procedures by eliminating midlevel approval previously required prior to submission of a fraud referrals

Co-authors: Joseph P. Covington, J. Alex Ward.

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) business guide *

USA - March 15 2012
The year 2011 was marked by several important trends with respect to FCPA enforcement, but the most notable one is that it was the year in which more FCPA cases were litigated at trial than in any year previous.

Co-authors: Joseph P. Covington, Thomas C. Newkirk, Iris E. Bennett, Michael K. Lowman, Jessie K. Liu.

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DoD issues final rule requiring surveillance of contractor compliance with Trafficking in Persons Regulations *

USA - November 21 2011
On November 18, 2011, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule amending DFARS 242.302 to require surveillance of contractor compliance with human trafficking rules as part of contract administrative functions.

Co-authors: Damien Specht, Martina E. Vandenberg.

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