Nicole Owren-Wiest

Double Take: The DoD OIG Recommends Attempting to Recoup $43 Million in Purportedly Expressly Unallowable Costs Not Previously Disallowed

USA - February 13 2020 On January 14, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report examining whether Defense Contract Management...

Skye Mathieson, Charles Baek, Michelle D. Coleman, Catherine O. Shames, Stephen J. McBrady.

Application of the Spearin Doctrine Entitles Contractor to Recover FCA Litigation Costs

USA - February 7 2020 In Tolliver Group, Inc v. U.S. (Jan. 22, 2020), the Court of Federal Claims granted summary judgment in favor of a contractor who sought...

Skye Mathieson, Michelle D. Coleman, John Nakoneczny, J. Chris Haile, Stephen J. McBrady.

Protecting Work Product: When the Threat of Litigation Is Too Remote for Privilege

USA - February 6 2020 In Ingham Regional Medical Center v. U.S. (Jan. 6, 2020), the Court of Federal Claims compelled production of certain government investigatory...

Skye Mathieson, Charles Baek, Michelle D. Coleman, John Nakoneczny, Stephen M. Byers.

Government Contracts - Government and Industry Tensions Around Intellectual Property

USA - January 22 2020 Government agencies continue to require contractors to provide more technical data and computer software to the government, along with greater...

FY 2020 NDAA

USA - January 16 2020 On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The FY 2020 NDAA...

Adelicia R. Cliffe, John E. McCarthy Jr., Payal Nanavati, Judy Choi, Peter J. Eyre.