Notable Headlines -
False Claims Act -
It used to be rare for the Supreme Court to hear False Claims Act cases. It’s a lot less rare now. On April 18, the Supreme Court heard argument concerning two Seventh Circuit...more
5/18/2023
/ Bid Protests ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
SBA ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al
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
4/19/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Foreign Entities ,
GAO ,
Human Capital ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
SDN List ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
TSA
Legislative Update -
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) Assessments (DFARS Case 2019–D009)
DoD issued a final rule amending the DFARS to update the policy...more
4/18/2023
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Bid Protests ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Contractors ,
Data Privacy ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
FOIA ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NIST ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Assessment
Claims Cases Aries Construction Corp. v. United States, No.22-166C (February 21, 2023)
- Court of Federal Claims Judge Schwartz issued an opinion discussing the relationship between the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claim...more
4/17/2023
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Bid Protests ,
Biden Administration ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Disputes Act ,
Contractors ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Penalties ,
Suspensions & Debarments
The rapid rise in availability, use and performance of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) over the last year is being experienced across industries. Responding to these trends, the US Copyright Office recently...more
Investigations and Enforcement -
Future Implications of Low Dollar False Claims Act Recoveries for FY2022, Jenner & Block (February 9, 2023)
The DOJ has released its summary of False Claims Act recoveries for Fiscal Year...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released its summary of False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for Fiscal Year 2022. At $2.2 billion, financial recoveries were significantly lower than the $5.7 billion collected the year...more
FOIA -
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. United States, No. 21-5276 (D.C. Cir. January 31, 2023)
The DC Circuit clarified what information an agency may properly withhold under FOIA’s Exemption...more
Legislative Update -
The Biden Administration’s Fall 2022 Regulatory Agenda was issued earlier this month. These items provide advanced warning of impending regulatory changes as well as an opportunity to become involved...more
1/24/2023
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Buy American Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
DFARS ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NDAA ,
NISPOM ,
Transparency
Preventing Organizational Conflict of Interest Federal Acquisition Act, P.L. No 117-324 (January 3, 2023) The FAR 9.5 OCI provisions have been out-of-step with practice for well over a decade. Government and private...more
1/10/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Solicitation
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
12/15/2022
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Bid Proposals ,
Bid Protests ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Contracting Procedures ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Debriefing ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
GAO
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
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
11/17/2022
/ COFC ,
Contract Disputes Act ,
CPARS ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
DFARS ,
GAO ,
Pricing ,
Proposed Rules ,
Verizon
Last week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the closely watched case of Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., holding 6-3 that a copyright registrant’s lack of knowledge of errors of either law or fact can...more