Government Contracting Updates – May 24, 2012

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/23/2012

Over the past few weeks there have been two significant developments that may impact both the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (the "VA") Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small...more

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/22/2012

Ever since UK law was changed to permit courts to set aside improperly awarded public contracts, there has been a series of unsuccessful attempts to invoke the new remedy. Successful set-aside applications have been rare...more

by Venable LLP on 5/22/2012

On May 16, 2012, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule implementing portions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. See 77 FR 29130-29165 (May 16, 2012). The lengthy rule covers many areas of the...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/21/2012

Originally Published in Law360, New York May 17, 2012 -- While the False Claims Act generally is understood to be a “whistleblower” statute, it has been a tool of choice in recent years for opportunistic qui tam relators who...more

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/17/2012

Effective July 1, all of the existing statutes governing mechanics liens, stop notices and payment bonds in California will be repealed and replaced by updated statutes. In September 2010, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr....more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 5/17/2012

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations governing eligibility for the Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) and Small Business Technology Transfer (“STTR”)...more

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 5/16/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the federal agency tasked with enforcing the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 and related federal statutes, is...more

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/16/2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has regulatory authority to request data beyond the date of a scheduling letter where the request is motivated by a "deficiency," such as discriminatory adverse impact,...more