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Playing cards with a government that stacks the deck - D.C. District Court radically expands the "Christian doctrine" to subcontracts

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 29 2013

On March 30, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision imposing certain socio-economic contract requirements on

"Buy American" compliance tips

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 29 2013

There is no single "Buy American" requirement - there are numerous statutes with differing requirements. Make sure you know which one applies

Free Trade Agreement updates for 2012

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

2012 saw several updates with regard to free trade agreements ("FTAs") between the U.S. and its international trading allies. The most notable of

Country of origin for computer software - U.S. Customs finally sheds some light on the issue

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

One of the most perplexing questions that has plagued the government contracting community in recent years relates to the country of origin for

Smash & grab redux - Congress seems to give DCAA permission but forgets to give it authority

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 28 2013

Last month we wrote about a provision in the proposed 2013 National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") that would have given the Defense Contract

Smash & grab - DCAA poised to gain access to contractor internal audit reports

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 17 2012

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) has long sought access to contractors’ internal audit reports in connection with the routine audit of contractors’ business systems

Deciphering the alphabet soup - FAPIIS, CPARS, and PPIRS; don't look for all this in the far

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2012

In March 2010, the U.S. Government rolled out a new tool promised to provide a centralized source for all publicly available contractor past performance and integrity information the Federal Performance and Integrity Information System (“FAPIIS”

Free trade agreement updates - changes to the WTO GPA and KORUS FTA

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • April 16 2012

In December 2011 the World Trade Organization reached an agreement in principle to implement “historic revisions” to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA), a trade agreement covering the public procurement markets in more than 40 WTO member states (including the United States

Final rule for IR&D reports fails to address most serious questions

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 16 2012

Last April, we wrote about proposed changes to Department of Defense ("DoD") reporting requirements for independent research and development ("IR&D"), raising concerns about how the proposed change would tie recoverability of IR&D costs to new reporting and disclosure requirements

Terrorism and taxes - proposed far rule imposes 2 tax on foreign offers to fund 911 relief fund

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 16 2012

On January 2, 2011, the President signed the James Zadroga 911 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-347, which set up a relief fund for victims, first responders, and construction workers who were injured in the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City

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