• DOD Publishes Final Rule on Government Support Contractor Access to Contractor Proprietary Technical Data & Software

  Nicole J. Owren-Wiest and Scott A. Felder
  May 23, 2013
  

• DOD Releases Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on Counterfeit Electronic Parts

  Jon W. Burd, Craig Smith and Benjamin Kohr
  May 21, 2013
  

• GSA Seeks Input on How Procurement Policy Can Drive Cybersecurity Improvements

  Jon W. Burd, Megan L. Brown and Nova J. Daly
  May 17, 2013
  

• Enforceable Contract or Unenforceable Agreement to Agree? The Importance of Specificity in Teaming Agreements

  Daniel P. Graham and Tyler E. Robinson
  May 17, 2013
  

• DCAA's Use Of Statistical Sampling: Understanding And Surviving The Hazards

  Nicole J. Owren-Wiest
  May 2013 | Government Contract Costs, Pricing & Accounting Report, Vol. 8, Issue 3
  

• Implementation of DOD’s Better Buying Power 2.0 Initiative: What it Means for Contractors

  Kara M. Sacilotto and Collin D. Swan*
  May 13, 2013 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• Putting “Better Buying Power” Into Practice: DOD Issues Implementation Directive for Better Buying Power 2.0

  Kara M. Sacilotto and Collin D. Swan*
  April 26, 2013
  

• D.C. District Court Affirms OFCCP’s Expanding Jurisdiction Over the Health Care Industry

  Todd A. Bromberg, Jillian Volkmar and Christen M. Price*
  April 9, 2013
  

• Keeping Out of Treble: What the Seventh Circuit’s Adoption of Net Trebling Means for FCA Damages

  Roderick L. Thomas and Dylan Hix
  March 27, 2013
  

• Sequestration, Layoffs, and the WARN Act: Basic Rules for the Weary

  Todd A. Bromberg and Jillian Volkmar
  March 12, 2013 | Bloomberg BNA's Daily Report for Executives
  

• Government Contractors’ Guide to Surviving Sequestration

  Kara M. Sacilotto, Kevin J. Maynard and Tara L. Ward
  March 5, 2013 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• Implementing Sequestration: OMB Issues Memorandum Detailing Agencies’ Responsibilities

  Kevin J. Maynard, Kara M. Sacilotto and Benjamin Kohr
  March 4, 2013
  

• Sequestration: Are You Prepared to Provide WARN Act Notice?

  Todd A. Bromberg, Jillian Volkmar and Christen M. Price*
  March 1, 2013
  

• Is Late Always Late? Recent CoFC and GAO Decisions Introduce Uncertainty in Protests Requesting Consideration of “Late” Proposals

  Brian Walsh and Nooree Lee
  Winter 2013 | The Procurement Lawyer, Vol. 48, No. 2
  

• Combating Cyber-Terrorism: President Issues Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

  Megan L. Brown, Jennifer S. Zucker, Jon W. Burd, Scott Weaver, Nova J. Daly and Caroline Rose Van Wie
  February 13, 2013
  

• President Obama Nominates DOJ Government Contracts Attorney to Federal Circuit

  Daniel P. Graham
  February 8, 2013
  

• OFCCP Issues Directive Cautioning Contractors on Hiring Exclusions Based on Criminal Records

  Todd A. Bromberg, Jillian Volkmar and Christen M. Price*
  February 8, 2013
  

• Venture Capital-Owned Small Businesses Now Eligible to Receive Certain SBIR Awards

  John R. Prairie
  February 5, 2013 | VCExperts
  

• Going it Alone: Recent Federal Court Decision Demonstrates Risks of Losing Privilege When Conducting Internal Investigations Without Counsel

  Nooree Lee and Samantha S. Lee
  February 2013 | Financial Fraud Law Report
  

• Congress Further Empowers Whistleblowers in the Defense Industry—And Beyond

  Mark B. Sweet
  January 24, 2013
  

• COFC Suggests a Possible Exception to the Axiom Standard for Supplementing the Administrative Record

  Philip J. Davis, Brian Walsh, William M. Novak and Collin D. Swan*
  January 22, 2013 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• Office of Government Ethics Issues Guidance Regarding Inaugural Events

  Kevin J. Maynard and W. Barron A. Avery
  January 8, 2013
  

• FY 2013 NDAA Passes Without Many of the More Controversial Contracting Provisions

  John R. Prairie and W. Barron A. Avery
  January 8, 2013 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• President Obama Signs FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act

  John R. Prairie and W. Barron A. Avery
  January 4, 2013
  

• Venture Capital-Owned Small Businesses Now Eligible to Receive Certain SBIR Awards

  John R. Prairie
  January 3, 2013
  

• FAR Council Issues Final Rule on Non-displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

  Todd A. Bromberg, Eric W. Leonard and Craig Smith
  December 27, 2012
  

• Extension of the Applicability of Blue & Gold to All Pre-Award Contexts

  Kara M. Sacilotto, Brian Walsh and Laura E. Sherman*
  December 11, 2012
  

• Better Buying Power 2.0: Opportunities for Industry and Challenges for DOD

  Kara M. Sacilotto
  December 11, 2012 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• Obama’s Executive Order Against Trafficking: What Contractors Need to Know

  W. Barron A. Avery
  December 5, 2012 | Bloomberg BNA's Daily Report for Executives
  

• Traps for the Unwary: When Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act Violations Can Form the Basis of a False Claims Act Violation

  Eric W. Leonard, Christopher M. Mills and Erin K. Nord
  November 30, 2012 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• GAO Report on Bid Protest Statistics for 2012

  John R. Prairie, Brian Walsh and Collin D. Swan*
  November 14, 2012
  

• SBA Provides Important Guidance on “Non-Manufacturer Rule,” Validates Practice of “Drop Shipment” by Small Business Resellers

  Kevin J. Maynard and John R. Prairie
  November 9, 2012
  

• Obama Win Means More Of The Same For Gov't Contractors

  Kara M. Sacilotto, John R. Prairie and Scott Weaver
  November 8, 2012 | Government Contracts Law360
  

• Suspension and Debarment: Trends and Perspectives

  Kara M. Sacilotto and Craig Smith
  Fall 2012 | The Procurement Lawyer, Vol. 48, No. 1
  

• Sixth Circuit Hits the Brakes on District Court’s FCA Ruling, Noting the FCA is not a Vehicle to Police Technical Compliance with Complex Federal Regulations

  Roderick L. Thomas, Erin K. Nord and Brandon J. Moss
  October 10, 2012
  

• FCA Liability For Davis-Bacon Act Violations

  Eric W. Leonard, Erin K. Nord and Dylan Hix
  October 4, 2012 | Government Contracts Law360
  

• You're Hired? Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Criminal Background Checks in Hiring Is More Crucial Than Ever for Government Contractors

  Roderick L. Thomas, Erin K. Nord and Dylan Hix
  October 2012 | The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Vol. 20, No. 10
  

• Executive Order Imposes New, Concrete Anti-Trafficking Obligations on Contractors

  W. Barron A. Avery
  September 27, 2012
  

• Update on Sequestration WARN Notification Requirements: OMB Report Issued

  Todd A. Bromberg and William M. Novak
  September 24, 2012
  

• Proposed FAR Rule Would Require Contractors to Follow Basic Security Protocols for Information Systems

  Jon W. Burd
  August 24, 2012
  

• Going Low: Ninth Circuit Holds that False Estimates and Fraudulent Underbidding Can Lead to False Claims

  Jon W. Burd
  August 7, 2012 | Government Contracts Law360
  

• Little v. Shell - Bad News for Government Contractors

  Roderick L. Thomas, Erin K. Nord and Brandon J. Moss
  August 6, 2012 | Government Contracts Law360
  

• The Fifth Circuit Rules that Government Employees Can Blow the Whistle on Alleged False Claims Act Violations

  Roderick L. Thomas, Erin K. Nord and Brandon J. Moss
  August 3, 2012
  

• Be Wary Of Implied Certifications Under State FCAs

  Nooree Lee
  July 27, 2012 | Government Contracts Law360
  

• Court of Federal Claims Holds that Agency Administrative Processes Do Not Delay Accrual of Government Claim

  Kara M. Sacilotto and Martin Willard
  July 23, 2012
  

• In- or Out-": The Jurisdictional Confusion over Challenges to Agency Decisions to In-Source Contracted Work

  Tara L. Ward, Co-Author and Gabriel D. Soll, Co-Author
  Spring 2012 | Public Contract Law Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3
  

• Improving Access To Government Contractor Integrity Information

  Kara M. Sacilotto
  July 20, 2012 | Government Contracts Law360
  

• OFPP Seeks Comments on Improving Access to Past Performance and Responsibility Information About Contractor Locations, Affiliates and Subsidiaries

  Kara M. Sacilotto
  July 18, 2012
  

• SPOT On Contracting: Improving Transparency and Contractor Personnel Monitoring in Contingency Operations

  Collin D. Swan*
  Summer 2012 | Journal of Contract Management, Vol. 10
  

• Supreme Court Affirms Opportunities and Uncertainties for Health Care Contractors

  Jim Slattery, Kathryn Bucher, Daniel P. Graham, Kate R. McDonald and Mary Jo Manning
  July 16, 2012 | Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Policy Report
  

• Labor Rules for Federal Contractors on the Move: What to Expect in the Year Ahead

  Todd A. Bromberg and Craig Smith
  June 15, 2012 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• Acquiring Small Business Government Contractors in a New Economic Reality: Opportunities for Growth Remain With Appropriate Due Diligence

  John R. Prairie
  June 12, 2012 | Bloomberg BNA's Federal Contracts Report
  

• BCA Quarterly Case Digest

  National Fruit Product Company, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture, CBCA No. 2445
  Benjamin Kohr, Contributing Editor
  June 2012 | The Clause, Vol. 22, No. 3
  

• BCA Quarterly Case Digest

  Appeal of Laura K. McNew, PSBCA No. 6286
  Benjamin Kohr, Contributing Editor
  June 2012 | The Clause, Vol. 22, No. 3
  

• BCA Quarterly Case Digest

  House of Joy Transitional Programs v. Social Security Administration, CBCA No. 2535
  Tara L. Ward, Contributing Editor
  June 2012 | The Clause, Vol. 22, No. 3
  

• BCA Quarterly Case Digest

  Appeal of Ironhorse Ltd., ASBCA No. 56866
  Tara L. Ward, Contributing Editor
  June 2012 | The Clause, Vol. 22, No. 3
  

• OFCCP Rescinds Directive 293 Concerning Jurisdiction Over Healthcare Providers and Insurers

  Todd A. Bromberg and P. Vicky Chatha
  June 1, 2012 | Health Lawyers Weekly