In late March, the Trump Administration issued executive order “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement,” (“the EO”), which aims to consolidate “domestic Federal procurement” within the...more
The Trump Administration’s “temporar[y] pause” in federal funding shocked federal funding recipients across a range of industries. Announced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and ostensibly to reassess all federal...more
2/10/2025
/ Breach of Contract ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
On December 30, 2024, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by Orion Government Services, Inc. (Orion) after determining that Orion lacked standing to protest because one of its proposed key personnel...more
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (collectively, “the FAR Council”) issued a long-anticipated proposed...more
1/22/2025
/ Compliance ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Government Agencies ,
NARA ,
NASA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule to incorporate contractual requirements related to the proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program.
While...more
Claims Updates -
Adapt Consulting, LLC v. General Services Administration, CBCA 7213, 7393 (July 22, 2024)
- The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals sustained a contractor’s appeal of its termination for default for the...more
Claims Updates -
Associated Energy Group, LLC v. The United States and Kropp Holdings, Inc., No. 23-20 47 (July 2, 2024)
- Associated Energy Group, LLC (AEG) challenged the award by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for a...more
7/16/2024
/ Bid Protests ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Disputes Act ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GAO ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Technology
Claims Update -
Peraton, Inc. v. United States, No. 23-1539 Fed. Cl. (May 10, 2024)
- The Court of Federal Claims rejected the government’s motion to dismiss a contractor’s claims alleging breach of an end-user software...more
6/25/2024
/ Bid Protests ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
EDWOSB ,
EULA ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
GAO ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
Federal Circuit Docket -
Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cir. No. 2023-1970 (Jun. 7, 2024)
- In a highly anticipated bid protest opinion, a divided merits panel of Federal Circuit judges reversed the Court of...more
6/12/2024
/ Bid Protests ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Disputes Act ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
EDWOSB ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
GAO ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
WOSB
Semiconductor Supply Chain Update -
FAR Council Released Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking -
Suppliers of semiconductors to the government beware. The FAR Council released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
5/4/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Bid Protests ,
Bid Solicitation ,
China ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Cybersecurity ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain
Claims Update -
CLogic LLC v. United States, No. 23-6 L, Fed. Cl. (March 21, 2024)
The Court of Federal Claims issued what appears to be its first opinion involving a performance dispute under a DoD prototype Other...more
Claims Updates -
Yerington Paiute Tribe v. Department of the Interior, CBCA 7818-ISDA (February 1, 2024)
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals affirmed that the Contract Dispute Act’s (CDA) 90-day timeliness deadline...more
In a case that underscores the judiciary’s deference to the executive branch’s broad power to protect national security and control access to classified information, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the...more
Claims Updates -
Avue Technologies Corp. v. Department of Health & Human Services, No. 2022-1784 Fed. Cir. (March 6, 2024)
The Federal Circuit issued its much-anticipated decision in a case that presented the question...more
3/6/2024
/ Appeals ,
Bid Protests ,
Board of Contract Appeals ,
CBCA ,
Contract Disputes ,
Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
GAO
False Claims Act Update -
The Department of Justice reported sharply increased False Claims Act recoveries for government fiscal year 2023. Settlements and judgements dramatically increased from the fiscal year 2022...more
Court of Federal Claims Bid Protest Update -
Netcentrics Corporation v. United States and Rockwell Collins, Inc. v. United States -
Two recent Court of Federal Claims decisions reaffirm that the Court will meaningfully...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
1/11/2024
/ Bid Protests ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Joint Venture ,
NIST ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
Small Business
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
12/11/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bid Protests ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
DFARS ,
EEO-1 ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
GAO ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology Sector
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
Late last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023. The statutorily mandated report contains an array of information about GAO’s bid protest...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
The government shutdown clock strikes “zero hour” on September 30, and government contractors and federal fund recipients are once again left wondering what will happen. We have been writing these alerts and client updates...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
9/19/2023
/ Bid Protests ,
Bid Solicitation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
GAO ,
Investigations ,
Manufacturers ,
OEM ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Small Business
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
9/6/2023
/ Bid Protests ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
GAO ,
General Solicitation ,
Investigations ,
Small Business