Government Contracts

  • February 06, 2025

    Texas County Hit With Race Bias Suit Over Contracting Policy

    A landscaping company has sued Harris County in Texas federal court, alleging the county's Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise, or MWBE, contracting program unconstitutionally discriminates against white-owned businesses.

  • February 06, 2025

    Devon Urges 10th Circ. To Undo $2.8M Drilling Royalty Order

    A Devon Energy Corp. unit has asked the Tenth Circuit to reverse an Oklahoma federal judge's decision to affirm a $2.8 million drilling royalty order the U.S. Department of the Interior issued against it, saying its actions were in line with a settlement it sealed with the federal government.

  • February 06, 2025

    DOJ To Weigh Criminal Action Against Cos. With DEI Policies

    The U.S. Department of Justice will consider bringing criminal and civil investigations against companies over their diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to a new memorandum from Attorney General Pam Bondi.

  • February 06, 2025

    GAO Rejects Air Force Bid To Revise $180M Protest Remedy

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office has refused to reconsider its recommendation that the U.S. Air Force reevaluate proposals after the watchdog sustained a protest over a $180.2 million satellite terminal deal, saying the Air Force's request was untimely.

  • February 06, 2025

    Gutted By Trump Executive Order, OFCCP Scrubs Its Website

    The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs quietly removed years of policy directives, conciliation agreements and guidance from its website, following President Donald Trump's rescission of a 60-year-old legal authority the agency used to stop federal contractors from discriminating against workers.

  • February 06, 2025

    On Heels Of Bondi Memo, DOJ Launches 1st Sanctuary Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice wasted no time lodging a suit on Thursday over local sanctuary policies, suing in Illinois federal court the day after Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in and hours after she halted department funding for sanctuary jurisdictions

  • February 06, 2025

    Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter

    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP played a major role in a successful bid protest of a $12 billion U.S. Air Force missile support contract for aerospace and defense giant BAE Systems, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Government Contracts Groups of the Year.

  • February 06, 2025

    Convicted Atty Disbarred In NJ Over LA Utility Billing Scandal

    The New Jersey Supreme Court disbarred an attorney this week who orchestrated a sham lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles on behalf of plaintiffs suing the local water utility and who later made $24 million off contracts with the city reached through a number of bribery schemes.

  • February 06, 2025

    Bid Exclusion For $563M Navy Base Deal Justified, GAO Says

    The U.S. Navy reasonably excluded a California company's proposal for a half-a-billion-dollar waterfront repair project at a naval base in Guam because the company did not include the use of marine concrete as called for, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

  • February 06, 2025

    Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday put on hold the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program for federal employees, delaying the deadline for workers to accept the offer until Monday while the court weighs the legality of the move.

  • February 05, 2025

    Federal Contractors' Avenues For Tariff Mitigation

    President Donald Trump's tariff plans threaten to increase costs for federal contractors who won't be exempt from the duties, but contractors may be able to pursue avenues for reimbursement if they follow certain regulatory rules.

  • February 05, 2025

    GAO Says Bidder Not Prejudiced By Solicitation 'Ambiguity'

    The Government Accountability Office rejected a Virginia-based contractor's challenge to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's denial of its $74 million security screening contract proposal, saying it was not prejudiced by the agency's "latent ambiguity" in its solicitation. 

  • February 05, 2025

    NJ Seeks Jury Trial In PFAS Cleanup Case Against 3M, DuPont

    New Jersey officials are fighting back against 3M and DuPont's requests to have a federal bench trial on their environmental claims seeking remediation and restoration cost reimbursement over purported PFAS contamination, arguing that its legal claims are tied to legal remedies that a jury, not a judge, must decide.

  • February 05, 2025

    Judge Sides With DC In Telecom's School Network Suit

    A D.C. federal judge has ruled in favor of the Washington, D.C., government in a lawsuit accusing the district's public school system of improperly tapping one of its own agencies to provide network services over incumbent Allied Telecom's bid.

  • February 05, 2025

    Palantir Backs Percipient.ai In 'Interested Party' Dispute

    Palantir Technologies Inc. and the National Industries for the Blind are both supporting artificial intelligence company Percipient.ai Inc. in a dispute with the U.S. government over who has standing to challenge unlawful federal procurements.

  • February 05, 2025

    Worker, Nonprofit Mental Health Co. Agree To End Work Row

    A former case manager sanctioned for faking evidence and the nonprofit mental health and addiction treatment center she accused of not paying full wages told a North Carolina federal court they agreed to end the case a month before the trial was set to start.

  • February 05, 2025

    Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Seyfarth Shaw

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP had the most GAO bid protest wins during a 12-month period spanning the bulk of 2024, setting precedent and prompting regulatory changes in several of those cases, earning the firm a spot among 2024 Law360 Government Contracts Groups of the Year.

  • February 04, 2025

    9th Circ. Revives FCA Suit Over Military Meds Deliveries

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday revived a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Express Scripts Inc. of defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense out of billions of dollars in unnecessary medications for military personnel, saying the lawsuit wasn't barred by any public disclosures of the alleged fraud.

  • February 04, 2025

    Turkish Construction Co. Wins OK Of $22M Libya Award

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday enforced a $21.9 million arbitral award against Libya issued by a Swiss tribunal in a dispute over decades-old unpaid public works contracts, rejecting the country's argument that the case should be stayed during parallel enforcement proceedings in Turkey and Curaçao.

  • February 04, 2025

    Baltimore, Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Over Anti-DEI Orders

    The city of Baltimore and a coalition of academic and restaurant advocacy groups hit the Trump administration with a suit Monday in Maryland federal court over the president's push to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion programs, saying his executive orders are unlawfully vague and block Congress' constitutional power of the purse.

  • February 04, 2025

    Watchdog Says Site Selection For New FBI Building Flawed

    A U.S. General Services Administration watchdog found that the GSA's contentious process for determining the site for a new FBI headquarters involved several flaws that made it difficult for site selection officials to accurately decide between proposed locations.

  • February 04, 2025

    Colo. Hid Problems With Fiber-Optic Install Project, Suit Says

    A Colorado telecommunications contractor has sued the state Department of Transportation for allegedly hiding problems with a fiber-optic installation project that delayed completion for two summers, claiming the department has refused to properly compensate it for the hold-ups. 

  • February 04, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Says Gov't Properly Ended USCIS Lease After Flood

    The Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday that the federal government reasonably terminated a lease for a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office because of water damage, saying the lease allowed the government to determine when the office was untenantable.

  • February 04, 2025

    5th Circ. Backs Biden's Gov't Contractor Wage Hike

    The Fifth Circuit upended on Tuesday a ruling that blocked an executive order increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour, saying former President Joe Biden acted within his authority when he put forward the regulation because it was intended to promote economy and efficiency.

  • February 04, 2025

    Trump Names Sen. Cruz Aide To Lead NTIA

    The White House is nominating Arielle Roth, a top aide to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and an outspoken critic of what she called the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's "woke social agenda," to head up the agency.

Expert Analysis

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    Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations

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    In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.

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    Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.

  • FAR Update Harmonizes Suspension And Debarment Rules

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    Although the newly finalized rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation's suspension and debarment system does not bring it into complete alignment with the same processes under the nonprocurement common rule, it is still a welcome update that makes many needed changes, says Kara Sacilotto at Wiley.

  • The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2024

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office issued five noteworthy bid protest decisions in 2024 that will likely have a continuing impact on questions concerning standing, timeliness, corporate transactions and more, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Politicized OIGs Could Target Federal Employees, Contractors

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    After President Donald Trump fired nearly 20 inspectors general last week, it’s worth exploring how the administration could use Offices of Inspectors General to target federal employees and contractors, why it would be difficult to fight this effort, and one possible bulwark against the politicization of these watchdogs, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review

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    Attorneys at Paul Weiss highlight notable developments in the U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section’s recently released annual report, and discuss what the second Trump administration could mean for enforcement in the year to come.

  • 4 Employment Law Areas Set To Change Under Trump

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    President Donald Trump's second term is expected to bring significant changes to the U.S. employment law landscape, including the potential for updated worker classification regulations, and challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion that are already taking shape, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024

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    Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.

  • 'Key Personnel' Defense Is Trending In GAO Bid Protests

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    A trio of recent cases before the U.S. Government Accountability Office demonstrate that both the government and intervenors are increasingly defending bid protests by arguing that a protester's key personnel became unavailable after a proposal submission, but prior to an award, says Joshua Duvall at Maynard Nexsen.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

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    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • 3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA

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    The 2025 defense budget includes further restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei, requiring companies to rethink customer-base oversight, but other provisions are likely to broaden procurement contract opportunities, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.

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