The Cyberlock decision: District Court rules that non-specific teaming agreements are unenforceable *

USA - May 14 2013
Government contractors will want to review their teaming agreements following the recent decision in Cyberlock Consulting, Inc. v. Info. Experts, Inc…

Co-authors: Marina Burton Blickley, James Y. Boland, Rebecca E. Pearson.

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NIST seeking comments on revised standards for FISMA compliance *

USA - February 22 2013
On February 6, 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requested public comment on its latest revised draft of " Security and…

Co-authors: Dismas Locaria, Michael J. Baader , Raymond Shepherd, Jamie Barnett, Robert L. Smith, II, Anthony J. Rosso.

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FISMA extension: new information safeguarding requirements proposed for government contractors *

USA - August 28 2012
Government contractors should take note of a newly proposed FAR rule that requires basic safeguards for government contractor information systems.

Co-authors: Paul Debolt.

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Lessons from the Agility Defense case: severing affiliation with a suspended contractor *

USA - August 7 2012
Affiliates of government contractors involved in suspension and debarment proceedings should note the recent decision in Agility Defense and Government Services, Inc., et al.

Co-authors: Dismas Locaria, Robert A. Burton.

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Suspension & debarment: new trends and the continuing due process debate *

USA - July 13 2012
According to the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee, the number of suspensions increased by nearly 200 from 2009 to 2010, and the number of debarments increased by 150, an approximately 10 percent increase, over the same period.

Co-authors: Dismas Locaria, Robert A. Burton, Sarah J. Abramson.

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