Topics

AI

Anthropic v. DoW: What the Ruling Means for Government ContractorsCan Government Contractors Use AI? A Legal Guide to AI Compliance and Disclosure RequirementsThe Government’s Attempted Anthropic Ban: What Government Contractors Should Be Doing Now

Bid Protests

Commercial Solutions Openings: What Government Contractors Should Know About CSOs—and ProtestsGAO Sustains Protest Over Army’s Ban on Small Business Teaming Arrangements in MAPS SolicitationBid Protests in Florida

Breach of Contract

A Pay Estimate Isn’t a Final Decision: What ACC Construction Teaches Government Contractors About Liquidated Damages AppealsUSAID Payment Delays and Contractor Remedies

Compensable Delays

ASBCA: How Government Contractors Organize a Delay Claim Can Make or Break Its Sum CertainTop 25 Questions Government Contractors Ask (and the Answers You Actually Need)

Compliance

DoW Signals Major Shift Away from CAS: What Government Contractors Need to KnowFEMA Public Assistance Appeals and Arbitration: A 2026 Refresher and Recent CBCA DecisionsWhen Agencies Play Ostrich: A Fee-Recovery Playbook for Any Government Contractor or Grant Recipient

Contract Interpretation

ASBCA: How Government Contractors Organize a Delay Claim Can Make or Break Its Sum CertainREAs vs. Claims: A Government Contractor’s Guide to Choosing the Best PathOther Transaction Authority Agreements: Practical Guidance for Government Contractors

Contract Rights and Remedies

FEMA Public Assistance Appeals and Arbitration: A 2026 Refresher and Recent CBCA DecisionsWhen Agencies Play Ostrich: A Fee-Recovery Playbook for Any Government Contractor or Grant RecipientWhen a Federal Prime Contractor Does Not Pay: 11 Steps to Protect Subcontractors

Contractors

America Wants 1,000 Space Launches a Year: The New Roadmap for Space TransportationASBCA Converts Default Termination to Termination for Convenience: What Government Contractors Need to Know About Jaxon Construction, Inc.Department of Defense Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements: What Defense Contractors Need to Know

Cybersecurity

Department of Defense Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements: What Defense Contractors Need to KnowCybersecurity Noncompliance Just Triggered Another False Claims Act Settlement for a Defense ContractorNew AI Executive Order Signals Major Opportunities for Government Contractors

Damages

FEMA Public Assistance Appeals and Arbitration: A 2026 Refresher and Recent CBCA DecisionsREAs vs. Claims: A Government Contractor’s Guide to Choosing the Best PathCBCA Clarifies Discovery Obligations Across Federal Agencies

Excusable Delays

Received a Cure Notice? What Government Contractors Should Do in the First 72 Hours

False Claims Act

Cybersecurity Noncompliance Just Triggered Another False Claims Act Settlement for a Defense ContractorMandatory Disclosure Rule Best Practices for Government ContractorsFlowdown Clauses: What Prime Contractors and Subcontractors Need to Know

Federal Contractors

DoW Signals Major Shift Away from CAS: What Government Contractors Need to KnowWhen Agencies Play Ostrich: A Fee-Recovery Playbook for Any Government Contractor or Grant RecipientWhen a Federal Prime Contractor Does Not Pay: 11 Steps to Protect Subcontractors

GAO

Commercial Solutions Openings: What Government Contractors Should Know About CSOs—and ProtestsGAO Finds DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” Savings Claims Don’t Hold Up — What It Means for Government ContractorsGAO Sustains Protest Over Army’s Ban on Small Business Teaming Arrangements in MAPS Solicitation

Government Contracts

DoW Signals Major Shift Away from CAS: What Government Contractors Need to KnowFEMA Public Assistance Appeals and Arbitration: A 2026 Refresher and Recent CBCA DecisionsWhen Agencies Play Ostrich: A Fee-Recovery Playbook for Any Government Contractor or Grant Recipient

Government Enforcement

DoW Signals Major Shift Away from CAS: What Government Contractors Need to KnowDOJ Fraud Division’s New Enforcement Priorities: What Government Contractors Need to Know

Intellectual Property

New AI Executive Order Signals Major Opportunities for Government ContractorsOther Transaction Authority Agreements: Practical Guidance for Government Contractors

International

Israeli Companies Entering the U.S. Government Contracts Market: What You Need to KnowThe Korea Defense Market Is Open – Here’s What U.S. Companies Need to Know Before They Walk InKorean Deep Tech Is Entering the U.S. Government Market — Here’s What the Legal Landscape Actually Looks Like

Labor & Employment

Governmentwide NDAs Proposed for Federal Employees: Key Takeaways for Government ContractorsCBCA Rules Contractors Entitled to Reimbursement for Increased Costs Under Federal Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Requirements

Legislative Updates

CAS Threshold Jumps from $2.5 Million to $35 MillionFederal Grants Overhauled: What OMB’s Sweeping Proposed Rule Means for Your OrganizationCBCA Clarifies Discovery Obligations Across Federal Agencies

Litigation

FEMA Public Assistance Appeals and Arbitration: A 2026 Refresher and Recent CBCA DecisionsWhen Agencies Play Ostrich: A Fee-Recovery Playbook for Any Government Contractor or Grant RecipientA Pay Estimate Isn’t a Final Decision: What ACC Construction Teaches Government Contractors About Liquidated Damages Appeals

Safety

THE STATE OF AID: The Department of State’s $150 Million Agreement with Zipline International Inc. Shows a New Path to Unlocking Aid

Small Business

SBA’s Biggest Size Standards Overhaul in Decades: What Government Contractors Need to KnowGAO Sustains Protest Over Army’s Ban on Small Business Teaming Arrangements in MAPS SolicitationSBA Ends 8(a) Program’s Presumption of Social Disadvantage: What Government Contractors Need to Know

Small Business Administration

SBA’s Biggest Size Standards Overhaul in Decades: What Government Contractors Need to KnowSBA Ends 8(a) Program’s Presumption of Social Disadvantage: What Government Contractors Need to KnowDepartment of Defense Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements: What Defense Contractors Need to Know

Suspension and Debarment

Mandatory Disclosure Rule Best Practices for Government ContractorsFAA’s “No-Protest” Clause Struck DownSuspension and Debarment: What Government Contractors Should Do After Receiving Notice

Technology

Commercial Solutions Openings: What Government Contractors Should Know About CSOs—and ProtestsNew AI Executive Order Signals Major Opportunities for Government ContractorsLost Out on a NASA SEWP VI Award? How Government Contractors Can Protect Their Rights Through the Bid Protest Process

Uncategorized

FOIA & Federal Contractors: How to Protect Sensitive Information