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: Cynthia J. Robertson, David A. Churchill, Kathy C. Weinberg, Jessie K. Liu, Mary Ellen Callahan.

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Challenging past performance evaluations under the Contract Disputes Act *

USA - December 10 2012
At some point, nearly every government contractor has received a negative past performance evaluation

Co-authors: Damien Specht.

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Decreasing funding and increasing risks: educating your personnel about constructive changes *

USA - July 24 2012
In the upcoming years of diminishing procurement budgets, there inevitably will be increased pressure on contractors by government program and technical personnel to achieve performance exceeding contract requirements.

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Proposed FAR OCI rule provides an alternative to DOD’s approach *

USA - May 4 2011
The April 26, 2011 proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule on Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs),76 Fed. Reg. 23236, differs dramatically from existing rules and represents an explicitly “alternative approach” to the one presented last April in the draft DFARS OCI rules.

Co-authors: Cynthia J. Robertson, David A. Churchill.

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What do you do if Congress does not (fund)? *

USA - March 1 2011
At the end of fiscal year 2010, Congress had not passed a single appropriations bill to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2011.

Co-authors: Anna M. Sturgis, Ethan E. Marsh, Kevin C. Dwyer.

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