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Video interview: discussing sequestrations' impact on government contractors with LXBN TV

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 1 2013

Following up on my post on the matter from some time ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Colin O'Keefe of LXBN regarding sequestration's impact

10 ways to maximize success of gov't contract claims

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 19 2013

Securing a government contract is but one step in a journey that is both fraught with risk of all sorts and dimensions and ripe with

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

The ABC's of Government contract claims - 10 ways to maximize your chance of success

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

Understand the Basic Contract Requirement - Every contract lawyer will begin an assessment with a very simple, fundamental question, i.e., "What

Knowingly underbidding for government contract may lead to false claims liability

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2012

Contractors usually assume that the statutory prohibition on submitting "false claims" refers to inflated invoices, phony change order costs, and the like

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

Sixth Circuit: FERA False Claims Act amendment applies retroactively to cases pending as of June 7, 2008

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 26 2012

On November 2, 2012, the Sixth Circuit held that a 2009 amendment Congress made to the liability provisions of the False Claims Act ("FCA") applies retroactively to civil FCA cases pending as of June 7, 2008

GAO issues FY 2012 bid protest report - protests and sustains up from FY 2011

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 26 2012

On November 13, 2012 the Government Accountability Office issued its annual report to Congress regarding its bid protest activity

Sequestration - a tale of unrequited patriotism

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 5 2012

Sequestration is slated to start Jan

Further confirmation notice of exemption filed before project approval is void

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2012

The partially published opinion in Coalition for Clean Air v. City of Visalia brightened the line regarding when a California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption (NOE) is valid