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Potential Future Takings Do Not Give Rise to Liability

A new Court of Federal Claims opinion was handed down this month coming right out of our own Southern California backyard. The case, Stueve Bros. Farms, LLC v. the United States, deals with whether a "physical taking of...more

Bureau of Reclamation Announces Updated CVP Water Allocations

Today, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) provided a Central Valley Project (CVP) water supply allocation update of 100 percent to North-of-Delta agricultural water service contractors and 40 percent to South-of-Delta...more

A Brief Guide to Special Purpose Port in Indonesia

Special Purpose Port in Indonesia is specifically intended for supporting the main business of a company in the mining, industry, plantation, or fishery sector, and is restricted to be used for public purposes without consent...more

Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement

On July 22, 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ("USDA") finalized a proposed rule that designates certain items for inclusion in the USDA's BioPreferred Program ("Program"). See 76 Fed. Reg. 43808 (July 22, 2011). Under...more

Crewzers Fire Crew Transport, Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 10-819C, Judge Lawrence M. Baskir

Court of Federal Claims Pre-Award Procurement Protest Complaint

Court of Federal Claims Pre-Award Procurement Protest Complaint challenging National Interagency Fire Center's Solicitation to obtain fire crew carrier off-road buses....more