Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its complaint-in-intervention in a qui tam lawsuit against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), alleging that the university failed to meet certain...more
On August 22, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Synoracki v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., reviving a class action under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...more
Good Afternoon! This is Akin’s biweekly policy newsletter on space policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major space headlines and forthcoming space-related events and hearings...more
The New Mexico Department of Justice (“NMDOJ”) amended a complaint in the United States District Court against the United States, the United States Department of the Army, the United States Department of the Airforce alleging...more
On May 13, 2024, President Biden issued an Order blocking the purchase and requiring the divestment of Chinese-owned real estate that is the location of a cryptocurrency mining facility near F.E. Warren Air Force Base, a...more
On May 13, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring MineOne Partners Limited and its affiliates (together, “MineOne”) to divest their interest in real property located less than one mile from Francis E....more
On May 13, 2024, President Biden took the rare step of issuing a Presidential decision ordering the divestment of Chinese-owned real estate located near the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (Warren AFB) in Wyoming and the...more
Invited to the Aerospace & Defense Caucus at the Colorado legislature this week, I was impressed to see our agencies, universities, and industry participants shaping the future. At Sherman & Howard we’re partnering with...more
The eligibility of ALOG Corporation as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern (SDVO SBC) was challenged in an appeal that centered around a stock purchase agreement that brought the veteran ownership of the...more
In a recent size appeal case, Razor Consulting Solutions, Inc. found itself at odds with the Small Business Administration (SBA) over a size determination made by the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). This blog post...more
Quantech Services, Inc. recently lodged a bid protest against the Department of the Air Force's decision to award a task order to Tecolote Research, Inc. In their protest, Quantech alleges that the agency deviated from the...more
Frazier Investments, Inc. (Optimum Construction) was involved in a contract dispute with the Department of the Air Force regarding a contract modification and equitable adjustment. The dispute involves several key parties,...more
Under its contract with the Air Force, Aviation Training and Consulting LLC ("ATC") "operates, maintains, supports, and upgrades the Air Force's training systems (or trainers) for B-52 bombers." As did many responsible...more
The contract dispute between Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and the Air Force revolves around the costs associated with repairs for specific aircraft and their cumulative impacts. This dispute stems from Contract No....more
Last month, Congress was essentially “abducted” by the testimony of Air Force veteran David Grusch. He boldly asserted that the government is playing a galactic game of hide and seek with unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP)...more
In late November 2022, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) ruled that the U.S. Government can mount a validation challenge against proprietary markings on commercial data developed exclusively at private...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), published a Proposed Rule on May 5, 2023, in the Federal Register. The Proposed Rule...more
Recent acquisitions of land by foreign buyers have sparked concern that the current jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review such transactions is not broad enough. CFIUS,...more
On May 4, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published a proposed rule that would update CFIUS’s current real estate-specific regulations to add eight military installations. Broadly,...more
On Friday, May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a proposed rule that would expand the list of military installations subject to the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more
WHAT: On April 25, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. v. Secretary of the Air Force, No. 2022-1035, holding that the Contracting Officer’s...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more
Large, utility-scale US Department of Defense (DoD) renewable energy projects, which have not been pursued by the DoD for more than six years, may finally be back. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is actively seeking...more
The Air Force issued an Request For Proposals (RFP) for Linguist and Support Services (LASS) on November 30, 2016, in support of intel operations. The procurement was earmarked as an 8(a) set-aside. The size standard for...more