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Federal Funding Contract Disputes Government Agencies

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Government Contracts White-Collar Alert: Supreme Court Clarifies Wire Fraud Statute

The U.S. Supreme Court recently delivered a significant ruling in Stamatios Kousisis, et al. v. United States, affirming that a defendant can be convicted of federal fraud for inducing a transaction through materially false...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Supreme Court Affirms Fraudulent Inducement Theory in Federal Wire Fraud Prosecutions

In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court resolved a Circuit split addressing the scope of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Without dissent, the Court held that the government did...more

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Bid Protest Minute: Insufficient Funds are Grounds to Cancel

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On April 29, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Davenergy-VCI JV, LLC’s protest of a solicitation’s cancellation, holding that the lack of available funding is sufficient grounds to cancel. In denying the...more

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No Funding, No Award: GAO Upholds Corps’ Late-Stage Solicitation Cancellation

In Davenergy-VCI JV, LLC, B-423332, April 29, 2025​, Davenergy-VCI protested the cancellation by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) of a solicitation for architectural engineering construction management services for medical...more

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Supreme Court Blocks Use of Administrative Procedure Act to Halt Education Grant Terminations

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Federal grantees facing the termination of their grants by the new administration have challenged those terminations by filing suits under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in federal district courts. In about a half a...more

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Strategies for Persuading the Government to Resume or Reinstate Your Government Contract

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Given the Trump Administration's emphasis on savings and efficiency, many contractors have or will receive a stop-work order or a termination for convenience. A previous Holland & Knight alert outlined the rights and...more

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10 FAQs: Navigating Legal Challenges for Government Contractors Impacted by President Trump’s Recent Executive Orders

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Government contractors are facing a host of legal and compliance challenges following President Trump’s recent executive orders. These orders have prompted government-wide contract reviews, funding issues, increased scrutiny...more

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What Contractors Facing Terminations, Stop-Work Orders, and Suspension of Work Orders Directed by the Trump Administration Need to...

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The Trump administration’s directives to “pause” grant funding and to terminate certain grants and contracts sent shock waves through the government contracts and non-profit sectors. Although the “pause” in grant funding has...more

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