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Compliance Note - October 11 2024

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Does your company have a government contract or plan to seek business with a government entity in New Jersey? If so, it is essential to understand the rules that could result in the breach of an existing contract and the...more

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Congress Takes Aim at Organizational Conflicts of Interest for Government Contractors and Consultants

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A major issue faced by government contractors (at any tier) is the risk of organizational conflicts of interest (“OCIs”). To reform the OCI regulatory framework, Congress recently passed the Preventing Organizational...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Inside DOJ’s New Cyber-Fraud Initiative

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the launch of the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which will utilize the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors and grant...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Guest Column: For Alabama Companies Doing Business in Afghanistan, Some Legal Thoughts

The unprecedented speed of the collapse of the former Afghan central government is a humanitarian tragedy. The magnitude of which is rightfully distracting from the immediate near-term and long-term legal issues that those...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

New Standards in Cyber Protection for Companies in the Government, Infrastructure, and Finance Sectors

The Governmental Cyber Security Unit has published a new directive according to which material service providers to government, infrastructure, and finance bodies will be required to adopt a common and unified standard for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

D.C. Circuit Upholds Federal Pay-to-Play Rule

On June 18, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the court) dismissed a challenge to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) pay-to-play Rule 2030 (the rule) brought by the New York...more

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You Can’t Sue the Government Under the Federal Trade Secret Act

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It's an old aphorism that "you can't fight City Hall." Now it's time to add a related aphorism: "you can't sue the government under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) for disclosing your trade secrets" – at least so...more

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GAO Upholds Proposal Rejection Over Conflicting CAGE Codes - Contractors with complex structures should beware.

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Contractors with corporate structures involving more than one entity, such as parent and subsidiary, utilize multiple Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Codes. A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruling is a...more

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GAO Urges Transparency in GSA Leasing Practice for Foreign-Owned Real Estate

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On January 3, 2017, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered a report to Congress recommending that the General Services Administration (GSA) inform tenant agencies when leasing high-security space...more

Carlton Fields

Changes To Florida’s New Anti-Corruption Law Take Effect October 1 - Will Florida Soon Consider Your Business Practices Corrupt?

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The Florida Legislature recently responded to growing concerns over public corruption in the state of Florida by amending Florida’s Anti-Corruption Act (FACA). The changes take effect October 1. This paper outlines...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Continuing Far Reach of the False Claims Act

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Since 2009, when Congress preserved and expanded the reach of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) through the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (“FERA”), Government contractors have seen a vast increase in FCA lawsuits and...more

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Just In Time for the Holidays: More Security Requirements From NIST

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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published draft recommendations aimed at securing the confidentiality of sensitive federal information located within non-federal entities’ information technology...more

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