In late March, the Trump Administration issued executive order “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement,” (“the EO”), which aims to consolidate “domestic Federal procurement” within the...more
Claims Updates -
Adapt Consulting, LLC v. General Services Administration, CBCA 7213, 7393 (July 22, 2024)
- The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals sustained a contractor’s appeal of its termination for default for the...more
Semiconductor Supply Chain Update -
FAR Council Released Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking -
Suppliers of semiconductors to the government beware. The FAR Council released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
5/4/2024
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Bid Protests ,
Bid Solicitation ,
China ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Cybersecurity ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain
False Claims Act Update -
The Department of Justice reported sharply increased False Claims Act recoveries for government fiscal year 2023. Settlements and judgements dramatically increased from the fiscal year 2022...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
7/25/2023
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Bids ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
OIRA ,
Qui Tam ,
Solicitation
Notable Headlines -
False Claims Act -
It used to be rare for the Supreme Court to hear False Claims Act cases. It’s a lot less rare now. On April 18, the Supreme Court heard argument concerning two Seventh Circuit...more
5/18/2023
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
SBA ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al
Preventing Organizational Conflict of Interest Federal Acquisition Act, P.L. No 117-324 (January 3, 2023) The FAR 9.5 OCI provisions have been out-of-step with practice for well over a decade. Government and private...more
1/10/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Solicitation