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AI

Government Use of AI to Evaluate Proposals Comes Under ScrutinyAnthropic v. DoW: What the Ruling Means for Government ContractorsCan Government Contractors Use AI? A Legal Guide to AI Compliance and Disclosure Requirements

Bid Protests

Can You Protest an Other Transaction? Court of Federal Claims Says YesNASA Insourcing: How Government Contractors Can Seek Relief Through REAs, Contract Claims, and Bid ProtestsYou Can’t Fix a Price Leak by Sharing Prices With Everyone: GAO Sustains Protest Over Air Force’s Handling of Improperly Disclosed Pricing

Breach of Contract

Your Government Contract Was Terminated for Convenience: What Should You Do Next?The Government Is Delaying Payment: What Can a Federal Contractor Do?What to Do When the Government Changes Your Contract

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

You Can’t Fix a Price Leak by Sharing Prices With Everyone: GAO Sustains Protest Over Air Force’s Handling of Improperly Disclosed PricingGovernment Contractor M&A in 2026 and Beyond: Key Trends, Legal Risks, and Forecasts for 2027Was Your Proposal Rejected as Technically Unacceptable? Here Are the Protest Issues to Look For

Contract Interpretation

Your Government Contract Was Terminated for Convenience: What Should You Do Next?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 Path

Contract Rights and Remedies

Can You Protest an Other Transaction? Court of Federal Claims Says YesNASA Insourcing: How Government Contractors Can Seek Relief Through REAs, Contract Claims, and Bid ProtestsWas Your Proposal Rejected as Technically Unacceptable? Here Are the Protest Issues to Look For

Contractors

Federal Circuit Reminder: Winning a MAC Award Doesn’t Make You an “Interested Party” to Challenge Someone Else’s ContractGovernment Contractor Employee Departures: Protecting Trade Secrets Without Creating Procurement Problems5 FAR Overhaul Changes Government Contractors Should Watch

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

DOJ Revises Justice Manual: What Government Contractors Need to Know About False Claims Act EnforcementCybersecurity Noncompliance Just Triggered Another False Claims Act Settlement for a Defense ContractorMandatory Disclosure Rule Best Practices for Government Contractors

Federal Contractors

Can You Protest an Other Transaction? Court of Federal Claims Says YesNASA Insourcing: How Government Contractors Can Seek Relief Through REAs, Contract Claims, and Bid ProtestsYou Can’t Fix a Price Leak by Sharing Prices With Everyone: GAO Sustains Protest Over Air Force’s Handling of Improperly Disclosed Pricing

GAO

You Can’t Fix a Price Leak by Sharing Prices With Everyone: GAO Sustains Protest Over Air Force’s Handling of Improperly Disclosed PricingWhen “Corrective Action” Isn’t: GAO Sustains Protest Over One-Bidder Do-OverGovernment Use of AI to Evaluate Proposals Comes Under Scrutiny

Government Contracts

Can You Protest an Other Transaction? Court of Federal Claims Says YesNASA Insourcing: How Government Contractors Can Seek Relief Through REAs, Contract Claims, and Bid ProtestsYou Can’t Fix a Price Leak by Sharing Prices With Everyone: GAO Sustains Protest Over Air Force’s Handling of Improperly Disclosed Pricing

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

Government Contractor Employee Departures: Protecting Trade Secrets Without Creating Procurement ProblemsNew 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

Government Contractor Employee Departures: Protecting Trade Secrets Without Creating Procurement ProblemsGovernmentwide 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

Federal Circuit Reminder: Winning a MAC Award Doesn’t Make You an “Interested Party” to Challenge Someone Else’s ContractFEMA 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

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

Government Contractor M&A in 2026 and Beyond: Key Trends, Legal Risks, and Forecasts for 2027Army’s MAPS Solicitation Just Changed Again — Here’s What Offerors Need to Do Before November 12SBA’s Biggest Size Standards Overhaul in Decades: 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