In celebration of the release of the 6th edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are excited to share six essential tips for ensuring compliance in government contracts in support of Foreign Military Sales...more
4/30/2025
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Compliance Management Systems ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
ITAR ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
In celebration of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for understanding intellectual property (IP) rights in government contracts. Contractors...more
3/26/2025
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Computer-Related Inventions ,
Contract Terms ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Subcontractors ,
Teaming Agreements
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for complying with the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)....more
Last year’s Commercial Litigation Outlook was dominated by the promise and peril that AI poses to myriad industries. No doubt, the evolution of AI in the last year has been significant, and it is still a material...more
2/28/2025
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Class Action ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Competition ,
Data Privacy ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Regulation ,
Technology Sector
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for government contractors to ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) cost...more
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we’re sharing six essential tips for complying with defective pricing rules. Defective pricing, governed by the Truthful Cost or...more
2/6/2025
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Internal Controls ,
Pricing Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Subcontractors
On December 23, 2024, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025 NDAA) (P.L. 118-159) was signed into law. Among its numerous provisions, the FY...more
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") reported its annual recoveries under the False Claims Act ("FCA" or "the Act") for Fiscal Year ("FY") 2024, in which it recovered more than $2.9 billion in settlements...more
In celebration of the recent release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we’re offering six essential steps for conducting compliance audits designed specifically for government contractors. A...more
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six foundational steps for government contractors to establish and maintain a robust ethics and compliance program....more
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we present six essential tips for government contractors navigating the complexities of parallel proceedings and global settlements....more
In honor of the recent release of the 6th edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we’re sharing six essential tips for government contractors facing the complexities of a criminal investigation. Drawing from...more
In celebration of the recent release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook (authored by the Seyfarth Government Contracts Group), we’re sharing six essential questions and answers that every...more
In a landmark decision, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, held that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provision –...more
On September 26, 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) for...more
On June 27, 2024, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comments on proposed changes to the Cost Accounting...more
On February 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported its annual recoveries under the False Claims Act (“FCA” or “the Act”) for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2023, in which it recovered more than $2.68 billion in settlements...more
In a significant ruling, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals "(Board)" denied a government motion to dismiss claims from McCarthy HITT - Next NGA West JV, a joint venture under contract with the US Army Corps of...more
1/19/2024
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Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delay Claims ,
Pandemic ,
Performance Standards ,
Public Projects ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Subcontractors ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
Suspension and debarment are among the most powerful administrative remedies the Government has at its disposal to address non-compliance with laws and regulations, and to protect the Government’s business interests....more
In ECC Int’l Constructors, LLC v. Sec’y of Army, No. 2021-2323, 2023 WL 5355302 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 13, 2023, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari on a pair of hotly contested Seventh Circuit decisions, paving the way for a decision that will dramatically impact the way in which...more
On December 19, 2022, the Department of Defense ("DOD") issued a proposed rule seeking to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to implement the data rights portions of recent Small Business...more
There has been much discussion over the past decade about overhauling the regulations regarding Organizational Conflicts of Interest (“OCI”) in federal acquisition. After one admirable attempt failed, Congress has recently...more
Like the James Webb telescope expanding our understanding of the universe, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”), in Hydraulics International, Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cl., Aug. 8, 2022), expanded the government procurement...more
In Lodge Construction, Inc. v. United States, the US Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) prefaced its 46-page opinion by stating: “This case should serve as a cautionary tale to government contractors.” Our ears perk up any time...more