Government Contracts

  • February 28, 2025

    Judge Questions Refugee Org.'s Contract Termination Claims

    A D.C. federal judge seemed unconvinced Friday that an organization of Catholic bishops has much more than contract claims in their bid to stop the Trump administration from terminating refugee resettlement cooperation agreements, though he also questioned government assertions that statutorily-mandated resettlement work is still happening through other means.

  • February 28, 2025

    GSA Wrongly Axed Lease Over Smelly Building, Board Says

    The General Services Administration should not have terminated an office building lease with the Social Security Administration even though the agency ultimately left after employees complained of strange odors, the U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals has ruled.

  • February 28, 2025

    SuperValu Complains About Falsity Question In FCA Case

    Whistleblowers claiming SuperValu overcharged the government by $123 million for prescriptions can ask witnesses a single question alluding to a bitterly contested legal finding in the False Claims Act case in Illinois federal court, the grocer revealed in a motion objecting to the judge allowing that question.

  • February 27, 2025

    High Court Asked To Weigh Investors' Eminent Domain Case

    A pair of real estate investors want the U.S. Supreme Court to review their loss in New York state appellate court regarding a suit seeking additional compensation for a residential property that the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority took from them through eminent domain.

  • February 27, 2025

    ICE Inks Contracts To House 2,000 Immigrant Detainees

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded contracts to house more than two thousand detainees at facilities owned by private detention firms GEO Group Inc. and CoreCivic Inc., including a $1 billion deal to reopen a previously closed facility.

  • February 27, 2025

    DOL Watchdog Asks To Ensure Wages Are In H-2A Certs

    The office in charge of reviewing H-2A applications for foreign workers should boost its procedures to make sure the requests have the correct prevailing wage rates, the U.S. Department of Labor's agency watchdog said in an audit report publicly released Thursday.

  • February 27, 2025

    Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday temporarily blocked the mass firings of probationary federal employees ordered by President Donald Trump's administration, determining that the Office of Personnel Management illegally directed government agencies to terminate the probationary employees without authority to do so from Congress.

  • February 27, 2025

    Convicted COVID Aid Fraudster Gets 11 Years For $7.6M Plot

    A man convicted of conspiring to bilk about $7.6 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration through COVID-19 relief applications submitted in other people's names has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, New York federal prosecutors said Thursday.

  • February 27, 2025

    Relator Fights Discovery Ruling In FCA Suit Against AECOM

    A whistleblower accusing AECOM of falsely billing the U.S. Army on a $1.9 billion contract urged a New York federal judge to rethink a decision to deny discovery requests, arguing the company improperly withheld information it's now asserting in a summary judgment bid.

  • February 26, 2025

    High Court Halts Trump's Wed. Night Deadline To Restore Aid

    The U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday paused a Washington, D.C., federal judge's late-night deadline ordering the Trump administration to restore nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funding.

  • February 26, 2025

    DOJ Drops Suits Over Police, Firefighter Discriminatory Hiring

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it was dropping lawsuits across the country over allegedly discriminatory practices for hiring police officers and firefighters, saying the litigation "unjustly targeted fire and police departments for using standard aptitude tests."

  • February 26, 2025

    Judge Says VA Could Exclude $14B Consulting Deal Bid

    A Court of Federal Claims judge has rejected a protest over a company's exclusion from a $14 billion multiaward consulting contract, saying the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs appropriately determined the firm wasn't qualified for the deal.

  • February 26, 2025

    GAO Says Bidder Misunderstood Army Deal Requirements

    The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest by Operations Services Inc. challenging the Army's award of a $7.3 million task order to another bidder, saying the company's protest is premised on a misunderstanding of the solicitation requirements.

  • February 26, 2025

    Trump Orders Fed Agencies To Plan For Large Layoffs

    The White House is telling federal agencies to submit plans for "large-scale" layoffs by mid-March, accusing them of siphoning funding for "unproductive and unnecessary programs" and "not producing results for the American public."

  • February 26, 2025

    NJ Tech Co. Misled Investors On NASA Partnership, Suit Says

    Computer chip manufacturer Quantum Computing Inc. was hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it overhyped its business relationships, including its partnership with NASA, and lied about its revenues and the progress it made in building a foundry.

  • February 26, 2025

    Ga. Judge OKs Deal To End Feds' Apartment Access Probe

    A Georgia federal judge has signed off on a series of consent orders resolving a civil suit brought by the federal government against a Savannah apartment complex and a local housing authority over allegations that they denied a disabled resident an accessible apartment in spite of her repeated accommodation requests.

  • February 26, 2025

    Dems Pan Trump Reversal On US Weapons Order

    The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee condemned the Trump administration's decision to scrap an order requiring potential international law violations involving U.S.-supplied weapons to be reported to Congress, calling it "a step backward."

  • February 26, 2025

    Chicago Nonprofit Sues Trump Over Anti-DEI Orders

    A Chicago-based women's trade group sued the Trump administration in Illinois federal court Wednesday, claiming his recent executive orders restricting federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs are unconstitutional and unlawfully chill the organization's free speech.

  • February 26, 2025

    Planned Parenthood Immune From FCA Suit, 5th Circ. Says

    Planned Parenthood is entitled to attorney immunity, the Fifth Circuit said Wednesday in a case that had accused the organization of improperly billing Medicaid programs for millions after losing its Medicaid credentials.

  • February 26, 2025

    GAO Says $35B Satellite System Needs Better Development

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said Wednesday that the Space Development Agency is pushing ahead with a $35 billion missile warning satellite system without its laser communications system fully working, creating the risk the system may not work as intended.

  • February 26, 2025

    SDA Chief Revealed Bid Info To $254M Awardee, Report Says

    The Space Development Agency has made public an internal report confirming that its director revealed bidding information to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems prior to awarding it a $254 million contract.

  • February 26, 2025

    Pittsburgh Official Fights Bid To Revive Israel Divestment Vote

    A proposed ballot measure in Pittsburgh seeking to ban the city from doing business with Israel in the wake of the recent Gaza hostilities is facing multiple challenges, including one from the city controller who said passing the initiative would significantly disrupt the city's operations.

  • February 26, 2025

    NJ RICO Case Toss Leaves AG Irate, Defense Attys Elated

    The erasure of a massive racketeering indictment against New Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III, politically connected attorneys and others on Wednesday drew a sharp rebuke from Attorney General Matt Platkin while defense attorneys gloated.

  • February 25, 2025

    Trump Admin Must Restore Aid By Wed. Night, Court Says

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Tuesday gave the Trump administration until the end of Wednesday to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign assistance funding, granting aid organizations' second request in a week to enforce the temporary restraining order.

  • February 25, 2025

    DC Judge Blocks Trump's Federal Funding Freeze

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing a federal spending freeze while a group of nonprofits challenge the freeze, calling the measure "ill-conceived from the beginning."

Expert Analysis

  • Avoiding Corporate Political Activity Pitfalls This Election Year

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    As Election Day approaches, corporate counsel should be mindful of the complicated rules around companies engaging in political activities, including super PAC contributions, pay-to-play prohibitions and foreign agent restrictions, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Navigating Cybersecurity Rule Changes For Gov't Contractors

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    As federal contractors evaluate the security of their IT systems, they should keep in mind numerous changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement recently promulgated to meet new cyber threats, says William Stowe at KBR.

  • How Fund Advisers Can Limit Election Year Pay-To-Play Risks

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    With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz now the Democratic candidate for vice president, politically active investment advisers should take practical steps to avoid triggering strict pay-to-play rules that can lead to fund managers facing mutli-year timeouts from working with public funds after contributing to sitting officials, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Opinion

    Agencies Should Reward Corporate Cyber Victim Cooperation

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    The increased regulatory scrutiny on corporate victims of cyberattacks — exemplified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against SolarWinds — should be replaced with a new model that provides adequate incentives for companies to come forward proactively and collaborate with law enforcement, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Philly Project Case Renews Ongoing Fraud Theory Tug-Of-War

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    In its upcoming term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Kousisis v. U.S., a case involving wire fraud convictions related to Philadelphia bridge repair projects, and may once again further rein in prosecutorial attempts to expand theories of fraud beyond core traditional property rights, say Jonathan Halpern and Kyra Rosenzweig at Holland & Knight.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • Whistleblowers Must Note 5 Key Differences Of DOJ Program

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently unveiled whistleblower awards program diverges in key ways from similar programs at other agencies, and individuals must weigh these differences and look first to programs with stronger, proven protections before blowing the whistle, say Stephen Kohn and Geoff Schweller at Kohn Kohn.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Foreign Threat Actors Pose Novel Risks To US Tech Cos.

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    A recent bulletin jointly issued by several U.S. intelligence agencies warns technology startups and the venture capital community about national security risks posed by foreign threat actors, so companies interested in raising foreign capital should watch for several red flags, say Robert Friedman and Jacob Marco at Holland & Knight.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

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