W.C. Fields once said that there comes a time in everyone’s life when they “must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.” For contractors in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), that time has apparently come when, at...more
12/3/2025
/ Bid Protests ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Supply Chain
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) recently released the rewrite of FAR Part 19, a notoriously complex set of regulations that covers the policies, procedures and programs designed to maximize small...more
On September 10, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a Final Rule officially incorporating the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program into the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement...more
9/24/2025
/ Contract Terms ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Subcontractors
We previously discussed how the work of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is making the decision to protest more critical than ever for offerors, particularly as the end of fiscal year rush...more
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has resolved once and for all the question of who can file a bid protest before the Court of Federal Claims (COFC)....more
9/15/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Bid Protests ,
COFC ,
En Banc Review ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Standing ,
Subcontractors ,
Tucker Act
By now, anyone who has had their finger on the pulse of government contracting is keenly aware of the impact the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has had on acquisitions....more
Yogi Berra once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Those who have spent a career in federal procurement have seen many cycles of well-intentioned procurement reform instead create a system that is more complex,...more
4/25/2025
/ Deregulation ,
DFARS ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Government Agencies ,
New Regulations ,
OMB ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
System For Award Management (SAM) ,
Trump Administration
In a few short weeks, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders (EOs) that, once implemented, will significantly alter federal procurement. We previously reviewed the EO directing the modernization of defense...more
4/24/2025
/ Competition ,
Contract Terms ,
Defense Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump signed an executive order April 9, “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base,” to reform the United States’ “antiquated defense acquisition processes.”...more
President Joe Biden signed into law last week the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA). ...more
12/31/2024
/ Bid Protests ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
GAO ,
Huawei ,
Innovative Technology ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Procurement Guidelines
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit last month granted the Government’s petition for rehearing en banc of the precedent-setting decision in Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States. ...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued an interim rule earlier this month revising FAR 52.204-7 to require offerors to be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at two points in time: “[1] when...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) published a Final Rule earlier this month formally implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. This Final Rule is the culmination of five years of work to...more
10/29/2024
/ Certification Requirements ,
Compliance ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Prime Contractor ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party Service Provider
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) continues to redefine the Court of Federal Claims’ (COFC) ability to hear cases affecting all stages of the federal procurement process....more
Companies competing for federal contracting opportunities now have yet another reason to fear their proposals being rejected and their awards getting overturned....more
Any acquisition involving a small business government contractor comes with a host of questions concerning what effect, if any, the transaction may have on the small business’s size and status post-closing. ...more
1/4/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Contract Terms ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
GAO ,
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) ,
Purchase Agreement ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Set-Asides ,
Small Business ,
Women-Owned Businesses