WHAT: President Trump issued two new Executive Orders (EOs) on April 15 and April 16, 2025, focused on federal procurement streamlining. The April 15 EO, entitled “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” is intended...more
On April 3, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two much-anticipated memos that will impact the use and procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) by the federal government, signaling an appetite to move...more
WHAT: On January 3, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published its final rule to amend the FAR to improve consistency between the procurement and nonprocurement rules on suspension and debarment. The...more
1/3/2025
/ Aggravating Factors ,
FAPIIS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Interagency Guidance ,
Mitigation ,
Popular ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Small Business ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
System For Award Management (SAM)
WHAT: In Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) “task order bar” does not apply to claims that an...more
This extended (90 minute) Boot Camp will review:
- Recent legislation and notable regulatory changes affecting government contractors, including pending legislation and potential forthcoming rules;
- Relevant...more
WHAT: On January 9, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a proposed rule to amend the FAR to improve consistency between the procurement and nonprocurement rules on suspension and debarment. The...more
On December 15, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon. As usual, the NDAA contains numerous provisions...more
12/22/2021
/ Biotechnology ,
China ,
Contract Termination ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Dual Use Goods ,
Federal Contractors ,
Forced Labor ,
Made in the USA ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Small Business ,
Supply Chain
As experienced protest counsel, we know (i) that you can pick lint off of any procurement; and (ii) because of that fact, a protester alleging error in the procurement process needs to show that the error was “prejudicial.”...more
10/30/2020
/ Bid Protests ,
Bid Solicitation ,
COFC ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
FedRAMP ,
GAO ,
Infrastructure ,
Oracle ,
Prejudice ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Procurement Policies