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
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
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
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
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
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
7/25/2023
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Bids ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
OIRA ,
Qui Tam ,
Solicitation
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
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