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DoD Requests Public Input on Sustainability and Climate-Related Disclosures

USA - July 8 2021 On July 8, 2021, DoD published a request for information (RFI) soliciting the input of interested parties on sustainability initiatives and…

Subcontracting Status Reports, Even if False, Are Not Claims Under the FCA

USA - June 22 2021 In U.S. ex rel. Howard v. Caddell Construction Company, Inc., 2021 WL 1206584 (E.D.N.C. Mar. 30, 2021), the District Court for the Eastern District of…

False Claims Act Consent Judgment Prompts Termination of SDVOSB Status Even Without an Admission of Liability

United Kingdom - June 14 2021 In its recent decision, CVE Appeal of First State Manufacturing, Inc., SBA No. CVE-184-A (2021), the Small Business Administration Office of Hearing…

Fifth Circuit Rules Delayed Discovery of Misappropriation Not A Bar To Suit

USA - June 7 2021 A recent decision from the Fifth Circuit showcased the usefulness of the “discovery rule” for trade secret plaintiffs facing statute of limitations…

Treasury Issues Guidance on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under the American Rescue Plan Act

USA - May 17 2021 On May 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued an Interim Final Rule to provide long-awaited guidance on the Coronavirus…

“Mere allegations of fraud do not divest the Board of jurisdiction” - Government’s Motion to Dismiss Denied When It Cannot Prove that Appeal Resolution Depends on a Factual Determination of Fraud

USA - May 7 2021 In GSC Constr., Inc., ASBCA No. 62530 (Mar. 1, 2021), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (the Board) denied the Government’s motion to…

GSA Clarifies the Future of Transactional Data Reporting in the Federal Supply Schedule Program

USA - April 29 2021 On April 27, 2021, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced its intention to not only continue but expand the Federal Supply Schedule…

GSA Bid Rigging Case Nets Another Guilty Plea

USA - April 9 2021 In the latest phase of a case proving that there is no amount of anticompetitive activity too small to escape prosecution, the Antitrust Division of…

Biden First 100 Days Update: The Biden Infrastructure and Jobs Plan: Highlights of $2 Trillion Proposal That Would Remake Transportation and Energy Sectors, Address Inequality, and Increase Taxes on Corporations

USA - April 1 2021 At an event in Pittsburgh, PA, yesterday, President Biden unveiled his plans for creating jobs and growing the economy by investing more than $2…

Federal Court Imports California Trade Secret Disclosure Rule and Narrows DTSA Claim

USA - March 31 2021 On March 13, 2021, borrowing from California Code of Civil Procedure § 2019.210 (which requires a plaintiff to “identify. . . trade secret[s] with…