Government Contracting Updates – February 22, 2012

by Julie Manteria on 2/21/2012

Over the last year, we have advised, through our many programs and articles, that DBE and M/WBE goals and monitoring are the “hot” issues in public contracting and continue to be a priority high on the agendas of government...more

by Larry Block on 2/15/2012

Stinson client, Jobs for America's Graduates, along with other entities, was protesting the decision of the D.C. Government's awarding of a youth workforce development program to a company that didn't meet the requisite standards. In...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/14/2012

With the dawn of a new year, there look to be a number of changes on deck regarding U.S. free trade agreements, most particularly relating to an expanded scope for the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/14/2012

Under FAR 42.709-1, penalties for expressly unallowable costs are to be waived when the expressly “unallowable costs under this proposal” are less than $10,000. Although there are other bases for the waiver of the...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/14/2012

In March 2010, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the deaths and injuries sustained by a group of civilian convoy drivers in Iraq during insurgent attacks were not “accidents” caused by conditions of their...more

by Patton Boggs LLP on 2/9/2012

The 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) broaden the reach of the government’s suspension and debarment authority. The CAA prohibits covered federal agencies from...more

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/8/2012

The MSRB has put out for comment a proposed interpretive notice http://www.msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/Regulatory-Notices/2012/2012-04.aspx designed to eliminate or reduce instances in which underwriters of new bonds issued...more

by Venable LLP on 2/8/2012

The recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) of 2012 establishes a host of new requirements for government contractors regarding detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts. These new...more