Government Contracts

  • March 17, 2026

    DOD Report Says Delays Leave F-35s Without New Software

    The F-35 fighter jet program continues to face challenges with delivering reliable, fully functional software that can withstand operational testing, leading the military to use aircraft that lack the fully updated software, the Pentagon's top weapons system tester has found.

  • March 17, 2026

    Amici Chide Trump Admin For Calling Anthropic A Security Risk

    In separate amicus briefs to the D.C. Circuit, the ACLU, tech industry groups, former government officials and moral theologians variously panned the Trump administration's designation of Anthropic PBC as a supply chain risk to national security as unjustified, unlawful and counterproductive.

  • March 17, 2026

    Trump Admin Accused Of Retaliation In Colo. Climate Lab Suit

    A nonprofit research consortium of 129 colleges asked a federal judge to stop the Trump administration from breaking up the climate and weather lab it operates in Boulder, Colorado, claiming the administration is acting on retribution alone in its decision.

  • March 17, 2026

    Dr. Oz Claims Florida Also Has Healthcare Fraud Problem

    Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced Tuesday that he is taking his efforts to combat healthcare-related fraud to Florida, where he says millions of dollars have been wasted on schemes involving durable medical equipment.

  • March 17, 2026

    10th Circ. Considers Ask For New Trial In $5M Toll Lanes Suit

    The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday considered a contractor's request for the court to order a new trial after a Denver federal jury awarded construction design firm Aecom $5.25 million for a contract breach in a Colorado toll lanes project, questioning the contractor's litigation strategy.

  • March 17, 2026

    MTA Sues Feds Over $59M In Frozen 2nd Ave. Subway Funds

    New York state transportation officials on Tuesday accused the Trump administration in federal court of wrongfully withholding $58.6 million for Manhattan's Second Avenue Subway expansion, jeopardizing yet another rail transit project in the Big Apple as an act of political retribution.

  • March 17, 2026

    HUD Delays Eviction Rule Change, Nonprofits Drop Lawsuit

    Plaintiffs suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for rescinding a COVID-era eviction rule without notice and comment dropped their case Monday, saying the agency had agreed to "indefinitely delay" the rule change's implementation and convert it from an interim rule to a proposed rule for now.

  • March 16, 2026

    1st Circ. Affirms Block Of Trump's 'Unprecedented' Aid Freeze

    The First Circuit on Monday mostly upheld a lower court's order blocking the Trump administration from enacting a "sweeping and unprecedented categorical 'freeze' of federal financial assistance," ruling that the states involved in the suit will likely successfully show that the federal government acted arbitrarily and capriciously.

  • March 16, 2026

    Trump Admin Wants Student Loan Forgiveness Suits Tossed

    The Trump administration on Monday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a pair of lawsuits challenging a change to eligibility requirements for student loan forgiveness, calling the potential repercussions from the new rule "speculative."

  • March 16, 2026

    Judge Tosses Kaiser Whistleblowers' Claims After $556M Deal

    A California federal court on Monday officially dismissed False Claims Act lawsuits from the federal government and three people alleging that Kaiser Permanente affiliates engaged in Medicare fraud, on the heels of Kaiser's $556 million settlement reached in January.

  • March 16, 2026

    DOD-Anthropic Fallout Sends Warning Signal To Contractors

    The Trump administration's recent designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security sends a message to government contractors that they must either fall in line with the government's demands or face the consequences.

  • March 16, 2026

    Environmental Groups Fight EPA's $3B Grant Cut In Court

    Environmental advocacy groups and localities seeking to revive their suit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of illegally stripping $3 billion from a congressionally created program told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that the government's own documentation indicated that the funding should have remained in place when Congress axed "unobligated" funding.

  • March 16, 2026

    Anduril Nabs $20B Army Enterprise Contract

    Anduril Industries Inc. secured a new $20 billion enterprise contract with the U.S. Army, under which the agency consolidated its procurement of the company's existing and future commercially available technologies, including Anduril's artificial intelligence platform Lattice.

  • March 16, 2026

    Democrats Push DOJ To Investigate Noem For Perjury

    Democrats have referred the departing U.S. secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, to the Department of Justice for a perjury investigation following her recent congressional testimony.

  • March 16, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court's docket last week featured disputes including an $83.75 million settlement tied to a renewable energy merger, fraud claims in a fertilizer company acquisition and a developer's fight for control of a major Philadelphia redevelopment project.

  • March 16, 2026

    GAO Rejects Unequal Evaluation Claim In CMS Contract

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office found the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not treat a technology contractor unequally by giving it a low-confidence rating in the technical category even though the winning bidder had time-management issues.

  • March 13, 2026

    Maryland Bros. Get Prison For HIV Drug Fraud Scheme

    A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced two Maryland brothers to prison for their roles in a fraudulent medication scheme that involved selling misbranded HIV drugs with fake tracing documents to pharmacies and patients. 

  • March 13, 2026

    6th Circ.: Mich. Island Can Regulate Ferry Fares, Not Parking

    The Sixth Circuit has partly lifted a lower court order blocking a northern Michigan island from enforcing a new ferry ordinance, ruling the city can regulate ferry rates while the case proceeds but likely cannot control parking prices at mainland parking lots.

  • March 13, 2026

    4th Circ. Brings Back Allergan Medicaid Overcharging Suit

    A split Fourth Circuit panel on Friday revived a whistleblower suit accusing an Allergan Sales LLC predecessor of overcharging Medicaid by more than $680 million, saying the whistleblower plausibly alleged the company knowingly improperly aggregated discounts into "best prices" for drugs.

  • March 13, 2026

    Pa. City Receiver Challenges Law That Halted Ch. 9 Utility Sale

    A state law that stripped a Pennsylvania city of its ability to appoint all the members of its water authority's board was unconstitutional, the bankrupt city of Chester said in a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court petition Friday, challenging a law that derailed its Chapter 9 plans to sell the local agency's assets.

  • March 13, 2026

    Insurers Seek Early Win In Contractor's $1.7M Premium Suit

    Hartford insurers argued in a bid for an early win that a straightforward policy justified their decision to retroactively charge a government contractor an additional $1.7 million in premiums for misclassifying some workers as clerical, instead of warehouse, employees.

  • March 13, 2026

    ROSS Says Anthropic Case Supports 3rd Circ. IP Appeal

    An artificial-intelligence-based legal search engine appealing a finding that its use of Thomson Reuters' Westlaw headnotes did not constitute fair use has pointed to arguments in a separate case it says supports the idea that AI training is connected to national security.

  • March 13, 2026

    Conn. Statehouse Catch-Up: AI, Social Media, Private Equity

    Connecticut lawmakers are one-third of the way through the state's three-month legislative session, and already, bills targeting social media, artificial intelligence, prediction markets, private equity and hospital ownership are stacking up at the statehouse.

  • March 13, 2026

    GSA Pans Giving 'Unelected Judiciary' Sway Over Property

    The federal government's landlord told the federal judiciary it is "ill equipped" to have direct authority to maintain its buildings.

  • March 13, 2026

    Shipbuilders Oppose New Plaintiff For Wage Suppression Suit

    Some of the country's biggest shipbuilders accused of conspiring to suppress naval architect and engineer wages told a Virginia federal judge a proposed class waited too long to add a new named plaintiff who worked in the industry more recently.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • 5 Years In, COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Landscape Is Shifting

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    As the government moves pandemic fraud enforcement from small-dollar individual prosecutions to high-value corporate cases, and billions of dollars remain unaccounted for, companies and defense attorneys must take steps now to prepare for the next five years of scrutiny, says attorney David Tarras.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Grounds, Clarifications, Amendments

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    Three recent decisions by the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer helpful reminders about matching protest grounds to the regulatory provisions under which a solicitation was issued, how the GAO will distinguish between agency clarifications and discussions, and when an agency is obligated to amend a request for proposals, says Brian Doll at MoFo.

  • How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities

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    A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.

  • State False Claims Acts Can Help Curb Opioid Fund Fraud

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    State versions of the federal False Claims Act can play an important role in policing the misuse of opioid settlement funds, taking a cue from the U.S. Department of Justice’s handling of federal fraud cases involving pandemic relief funds, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.

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    Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is necessary for the law to exist, says Addison O’Donnell at LOIS Law.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law

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    Returning to the firm where I began my career after seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia has been complex, nuanced and rewarding, and I’ve learned that the pursuit of justice remains the constant, even as the mindset and client change, says Kristin Johnson at Woods Rogers.

  • 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know

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    For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.

  • Deference Ruling Could Close The FAR Loophole

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    A recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision may close a loophole in the Federal Acquisition Regulation that allows agencies to circumvent the Trade Agreements Act, significantly affecting federal pharmaceutical procurements and increasing protests related to certain Buy American Act waivers, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • How Trump's Space Order May Ease Industry's Growth

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    President Donald Trump's recent executive order aimed at removing environmental hurdles for spaceport authorization and streamlining the space industry's regulatory framework may open opportunities not only for established launch providers, but also smaller companies and spaceport authorities, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations

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    As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.

  • Health Insurance Kickback Cases Signal Greater Gov't Focus

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    A series of recent indictments by federal prosecutors in California suggests that the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act is gaining momentum as an enforcement tool against illegal inducement of patient referrals in the realm of commercial health insurance, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

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    Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI

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    Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.

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