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: Keir X. Bancroft, Marina Burton Blickley, James Y. Boland.

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Federal Circuit reminder: routine requests for payment may not be filed as CDA claims until they are disputed *

USA - April 30 2012
Ensuring payment in the context of a termination for convenience settlement can be a complicated process for primes and subcontractors. 

Co-authors: Melanie Jones Totman.

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The public disclosure of contractor information on FAPIIS is here to stay *

USA - January 19 2012
On January 3, 2012, the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 3010 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010.

Co-authors: Dismas Locaria.

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GSA requires it contractors to create and implement it security plans: this may only be the beginning *

USA - January 17 2012
On January 6, 2012, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) issued a final rule (77 Fed. Reg. 749 (Jan. 6, 2012)) requiring all prime- and sub-contractors providing the GSA with information technology (“IT”) supplies, services, or systems to submit an IT security plan outlining compliance with federal cybersecurity regulations.

Co-authors: Dismas Locaria, Andrew Bigart.

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Obama administration’s new employee notification requirement for federal contractors and subcontractors now in effect *

USA - June 21 2010
A new rule published by the US Department of Labor has gone into effect and will apply to many government contractors and subcontractors.

Co-authors: Brian M. Hudson, Maurice Baskin, James Y. Boland.

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