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Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report and Announces New Electronic Docketing System

The Board docketed 17 fewer new appeals in fiscal year (FY) 2024 than it docketed in FY 2023. The Board docketed more cases than it resolved in FY 2024....more

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Inconsistency Between FEMA's Appeal Policy and Appeal Regulations Proves Fatal to Appeal – and How to Avoid a Similar Fate

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In June, FEMA issued a second appeal decision that seemed incorrect, so we looked into it. The decision – available here – denied a Public Assistance second appeal filed by the East Boulder County Water District (District),...more

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Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report

Contractors docketed only 364 new appeals during FY 2021. The Board issued an advisory opinion for the first time in its 14-year history. The Board plans to offer the option to conduct hearings and ADR proceedings...more

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FEMA Extends Filing Deadlines Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

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On March 30, 2020, FEMA headquarters issued a memorandum to its Regional Administrators advising that the agency is extending filing deadlines for Public Assistance net small project overrun requests, first and second...more

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DC Circuit Holds that Judicial Review is Not Available in FEMA Individual Assistance Cases

The U.S. has experienced a large number of natural disasters requiring the immediate assistance that only the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can provide....more

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FEMA's 60-Day Appeal Deadlines Now Strictly Enforced Against Applicants and State Grantees

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Applicants for federal disaster assistance under the various programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are not without recourse when FEMA denies or determines to later take back (deobligate)...more

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When it Rains it Floods: California Rainstorms and Flood Insurance

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Until very recently, the scarcity of water and the decline in oil prices in California prompted the joke that oil was being used as fracking fluid to get water out of the ground. In the last week, however, so much rain has...more

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