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GAO report focuses on AI use in financial services

On May 19, the GAO published a report discussing the use and oversight of AI in financial services. The report highlighted the benefits of AI, such as improved efficiency, reduced costs, and enhanced customer experience,...more

Pillsbury - Bid Protest Debrief

Disqualified for Using a Company Logo? GAO Reminds Contractors That Formatting Rules Matter

In FI Consulting, Inc., B-423274 (April 11, 2025​), FI Consulting, Inc. (FIC) protested its elimination from a procurement for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program support services after the agency rejected its...more

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Artificial Intelligence/Generative AI's Environmental and Human Effects: April 22nd U.S. GAO Report

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released on April 22nd a report titled: Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI's Environmental and Human Effects (“Report”). See GAO-25-107172....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Bid Protest Roundup: Past Performance, Preliminary Injunctions, and Novel Regulatory Requirements

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup highlights two Court of Federal Claim decisions, addressing past performance and injunctive relief, and one by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), clarifying the applicability...more

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U.S. Government Accountability Office Report: Army Corps of Engineers/Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More...

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”)  issued a January 9th report titled: Army Corps of Engineers: Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency (“Report”)....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Better Late Than Never: FAR Council Finally Addresses OCI Rules

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a proposed rule overhauling the FAR’s Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) provisions. The proposed rule follows a December 2022 law that...more

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What Happens When Uncle Sam Doesn’t Understand SAM? The Case of the Lucky Protester . . .

On January 8, 2025, in UNICA-BPA JV, LLC, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protester’s challenge to its elimination from the competition for failing to have an active System for Award Management...more

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FAR Council Issues Interim Rule Removing SAM.gov Registration Continuity Requirement

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On November 12, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (together, the "FAR Council") issued an interim rule, effective November 12, 2024, to amend the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

GAO Sustains Protest Challenging Decision to Convert Competitive Bid Solicitation to Negotiated Procurement

In January 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued an invitation for bids (IFB) for a dune and berm replenishment and renovation project along the New Jersey coast. The USACE received two sealed bids for the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contractors Beware: The Trap of the Unintended Agency-Level Protest and Timeliness Implications

One forum to raise a protest against the award of a contract is at the agency responsible for the procurement, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 33.103. The procedures require that...more

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media...

What’s New in Wireless - August 2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

COFC Sustains a Corrective Action Protest

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) orders an agency to reinstate a contract award, finding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) corrective action recommendation to be without a rational basis....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 4, May 2024

MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bid Protest Hub – January 2024

In January 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 31 bid protest decisions, two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the protesters’ challenges. There were also two requests for costs, one of which...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Makes a Successful Protest at the Court of Federal Claims

In a previous article, we analyzed what made protests successful at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”). Now, we want to share some insights we gained while conducting the same analysis...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

In This Month’s E-News: February 2024

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking strategies from Jeffrey W. Taub, M.D., to prevent future violations of human subject regulations the agency said were documented during site visits in September and October...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Looking Back and Moving Forward: MoCRA Regulatory Developments Ring in the New Year

A year has passed since Congress enacted the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) and enhanced the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate the cosmetics industry. Although MoCRA implementation...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Bid Protest Minute: The High Bar to Proving Contract Officer Bias

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On November 8, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest that asserted the Veteran Administration’s (VA) evaluation of Texas Waste Company’s past performance was unreasonable and...more

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Bid Protest Minute: Recent Decision Imparts Lessons on Timeliness of Solicitation Challenges and Prejudice

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On November 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest, arguing that the terms of a solicitation were biased and that the awardee failed to comply with a mandatory solicitation...more

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New Guidance Clarifies Facility Clearance Eligibility Determination Requirements for Joint Ventures

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On October 5, the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) issued a joint notice (Joint Notice) with the Small Business Association (SBA) and in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD) clarifying that the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

After GAO Report, OHRP Asks SACHRP to Tackle Elusive Goal: Define, Measure IRB Effectiveness

After releasing a report requested nearly three years ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and HHS “should clean up the industry to keep patients safe.” The industry to which the Democratic...more

Venable LLP

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider - March 2023

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Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. ...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 18, Number 1. In This Month's E-News: January 2021

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 1 (January 2021) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) will be accepting comments on a revised version of its Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) expected to be...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – May 2020 #13

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In Washington: President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to ease up on businesses that make good-faith attempts to follow agency guidance and regulations during the coronavirus pandemic....more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

How Soon Is Soon Enough for Corrective Action to Preclude Recovery of Protest Costs?

Contractors whose protests result in the challenged agency’s taking corrective action may attempt to recover their protest costs, particularly when they feel that the corrective action was unduly delayed....more

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