Holland & Knight LLP | USA | 21 Sep 2023
With the end of fiscal year 2023 fast approaching and federal agencies dispersing remaining appropriations, contractors awaiting decisions on…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 19 Sep 2023
This month’s bid protest roundup looks at two GAO protests from August. One examines the risks of using former federal employees to assist with…
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 13 Sep 2023
The end of the Fiscal Year is upon us, which typically coincides with a flurry of procurement activity and then a wave of bid protests. As most of…
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 13 Sep 2023
The origination of Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) traces back to the October 1957 launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union and the subsequent…
Crowell & Moring LLP | USA | 11 Sep 2023
On August 28, 2023, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) proposed new rules to streamline and strengthen the…
Fredrikson & Byron PA | USA | 1 Sep 2023
Since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank, and Republic Bank, several agencies have issued reports on factors that contributed…
Crowell & Moring LLP | USA | 31 Aug 2023
When faced with a dissatisfying debriefing, a contractor may choose to respond to the agency to question or even rebut its evaluation. However, the…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 30 Aug 2023
On August 14, 2023, the Committee on Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives (the "Committee") issued an open letter (the "RFI")…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 22 Aug 2023
In a recent decision, United States ex rel. Silbersher v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int’l Inc., 2023 WL 4940429 (9th Cir. Aug. 3, 2023) (“Valeant”)…
Holland & Knight LLP | USA | 21 Aug 2023
Continuing his long and storied history of pushing for stronger enforcement of the False Claims Act (FCA), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently led…