In a significant ruling, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals "(Board)" denied a government motion to dismiss claims from McCarthy HITT - Next NGA West JV, a joint venture under contract with the US Army Corps of...more
1/19/2024
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delay Claims ,
Pandemic ,
Performance Standards ,
Public Projects ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Subcontractors ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
In ECC Int’l Constructors, LLC v. Sec’y of Army, No. 2021-2323, 2023 WL 5355302 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)...more
On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Such a declaration has significant implications on the contracting community navigating the federal...more
While China commands the media spotlight in the global war on trade, new trade battles are being waged south of the equator. On Monday December 2, 2019, President Trump announced that he would reinstate tariffs on aluminum...more
12/6/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Argentina ,
Brazil ,
Construction Project ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Currency Manipulation ,
Exchange Rates ,
Exemptions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
President Trump continues to push forward with his “Buy American, Hire American” initiative with the issuance of his third Executive Order No. 13881 (the “Order”) on July 15, 2019, entitled “Maximizing Use of American-Made...more
8/20/2019
/ Buy America ,
Buy American Act ,
Construction Project ,
Domestic Hiring Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Grants ,
Infrastructure ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies