News & Analysis as of

Department of Defense (DOD) Construction Project

Fox Rothschild LLP

New FAR Rule Mandates the Use of PLAs on Large Construction Projects

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently published a proposed ruled that, once implemented, will require the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects with a contract value of $35...more

Burr & Forman

Contracting Offficer’s Belief That Contractor Could Not Meet Schedule Requirements Insufficient to Support Default Termination

Burr & Forman on

There is objection evidence.  There is subjective evidence.  And sometimes, it is a combination of both  A case cannot go much worse when a court’s opinion starts with the following: “This case concerns a contract in which a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Beginning Construction Continuity Safe Harbor Extended for National Security Concerns

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Recognizing that, in some situations, a plan to develop or construct a facility or energy property may raise significant national security concerns, the IRS released Notice 2019-43 (which may be found here) on July 12, 2019,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DoD Issues a Limitations on Subcontracting Class Deviation; FAR Revisions Proposed

Holland & Knight LLP on

More than five years after Congress directed the Executive Branch to change the way small business contract performance requirements are calculated, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018 #3

Federal Agency Halts All Work on Atlantic Coast Pipeline After Judges Revoke Permits - "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a letter to Dominion Energy, the company leading construction of the 600-mile pipeline,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New SIGAR Report Identifies “Waste, Fraud and Abuse” in Afghanistan

A new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction finds over $15 billion in waste, fraud and abuse. The recently issued SIGAR Report looked at public spending for Afghanistan reconstruction...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Focus on Military Readiness Means More Construction Work on Military Bases: Are Contractors Ready to Compete and Perform?

Ward and Smith, P.A. on

The United States military is the most powerful warfighting force in world history. But Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis made a stark observation in the 2017 National Defense Strategy: Without sustained and predictable...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) Continue to Gain Momentum

Bilzin Sumberg on

Although the public-private partnership (P3) model was used to provide most public infrastructure and services until the early 20th Century, for the past several decades, P3s were few and far between in this country....more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2016 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program DOD has issued a proposed rule which will amend the DFARS to implement Section 861 of the NDAA 2016, which provides amendments...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide