The Department of Defense (DOD) is taking steps to comply with President Trump’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)-related Executive Orders (EOs). In a memorandum dated January 28, 2025, DOD’s Acquisition and Sustainment Office orders contracting officers to “cancel and amend solicitations, and terminate or partially terminate” existing contracts, set-aside contracts…
Continue Reading DOD to Begin Terminating DEI Contracts and RequirementsTake Two: Rhode Island District Court Again Directs Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal Funds
Despite two Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) issued by federal courts in Rhode Island and Washington…
Continue Reading Take Two: Rhode Island District Court Again Directs Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal FundsAmid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate Claims
Government contractors working for the Department of Education (DE), the United States Agency for International…
Continue Reading Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsTwo Federal Courts Order Trump Administration To Unfreeze Funding
The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the US District Court…
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Most government contracts include a Changes clause (notably, FAR 52.243-1), which grants the Government the right to order changes to the scope of the contractor’s work. That clause also entitles…
Continue Reading Lesson Learned: Board Holds that Only the Contracting Officer Can Bind the GovernmentLate last year, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) contradicted long-standing Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) precedent on the acceptability of photocopied signatures on bid bonds finding that the Government’s reliance…
Continue Reading COFC Says GAO has been wrong on Photocopied Bid Bond Signatures for DecadesThe Federal Government is committed to developing its relationship with small and disadvantaged businesses through set-aside contracts that incentivize and protect these companies from competing with large, established competitors. But…
Continue Reading Can the Government Ignore Red Flags of Set-Aside Fraud?The general rule (FAR 14.404-1(a)) is that – once a solicitation is put out for bid – the agency must award the contract to the responsible bidder with…
Continue Reading How to Protest an Agency’s Decision Canceling a SolicitationThis is the eighth (and last) of an eight-part series addressing cutting-edge strategies for Certified Claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). Certified Claims are the primary avenue available to…
Continue Reading CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government ContactorsSBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB Programs
This month it becomes easier to qualify for and remain in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) programs as a direct result of high inflation over the last year. Notably, the…
Continue Reading SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsThis is the third of an eight-part series addressing cutting-edge strategies for Certified Claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). Certified Claims are the primary avenue available to government contractors…
Continue Reading Practical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsIn a post earlier this year, I discussed a significant split between the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO has long held that email…
Continue Reading Contractor Alert: GAO Reaffirms Position on Late Email ProposalsThe annual inflation rate in the United States rose 7% in 2021, its highest rate since 1982. The construction industry has not been immune from this general trend, with steel…
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