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No Harm, No Foul: GAO Reaffirms That Prejudice Is Everything

In Kako’o Spectrum Healthcare Solutions, LLC, B-421127.5, et al., May 28, 2025, Kako’o Spectrum Healthcare Solutions (KSHS) protested the U.S. Marine Corps’ award to Cognito Systems, arguing that Cognito’s proposal exceeded...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

The Rise of OTA in Defense Contracting, Part 2: What Is It, Who’s Eligible, and Where to Find Opportunities

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In Part 1 of PilieroMazza’s blog series we looked at how Other Transactions Authority (OTA) has emerged as a key acquisition tool for government contractors eager to work with the Department of Defense (DOD). In Part 2, we’ll...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base (Trump EO Tracker)

Reforms the Department of Defense’s acquisition processes by: (a)  Utilization of existing authorities to expedite acquisitions throughout the Department of Defense, including a first preference for commercial solutions and a...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

SASC Chair Wicker’s Report and Bill Take Aim at DOD Inefficiencies

Just before the holidays, incoming Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) released a new report, “Restoring Freedom’s Forge,” along with a comprehensive new piece of legislation, the “Fostering...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Sues to Block Merger Between Booz Allen Hamilton and EverWatch Based on Antitrust Concerns Relating to Single-Contract Market

The Department of Justice recently filed a complaint to prevent Booz Allen Hamilton’s $440 million acquisition of “agile and innovative” competitor EverWatch, Inc. Among the notable aspects of the complaint is its definition...more

Holland & Knight LLP

2019 NDAA Analysis: Enhancing IDIQs and Other Provisions

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Over the past several months, this blog has analyzed several key provisions of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that impact government contractors. This post briefly summarizes a variety of other...more

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2018 NDAA Analysis: Acquisition Workforce Improvements

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This is the sixth blog post in a series of blogs analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as agreed-to by House and Senate negotiators on November 8, 2017. Stay tuned for additional...more

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