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The Telesto Decision: COFC's Latest (and Most Novel) Take on OTA Jurisdiction

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Judge Hertling’s recent decision in Telesto Group, LLC v. United States provides a novel approach for determining when Court of Federal Claims (also “COFC”) has jurisdiction to consider a protest of a project under the...more

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Other Transaction Authority: COFC Employs a “Principal Purpose” Test to Determine Whether Bid Protest Jurisdiction Exists

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Much has been written during recent years regarding the increasing volume of government acquisitions and spending effected under Other Transaction (OT) authority. These transactions are generally exempt from the requirements...more

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Navigating the Evolving Jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims Over OTA Agreements

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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) recently addressed the scope of its jurisdiction over Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements in the case of Telesto Group, LLC v. United States, No. 1:24-cv-01784. The case...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Plaintiffs Cannot Defeat Federal Removal Jurisdiction by Artful Pleading

The allegations of a plaintiff’s complaint do not control when evaluating removal under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1), and instead the court must credit the defendant’s theory of the case when...more

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Court of Federal Claims Confirms Jurisdiction over Other Transaction (OT) Bid Protests

Last month, in Raytheon Co. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) confirmed its jurisdiction to hear bid protests challenging the award of certain other transaction (OT) agreements. The decision names COFC...more

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Court of Federal Claims Deems Itself "De Facto Forum" for Other Transaction Agreement Protests

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In a decision published on Feb. 24, 2025, Judge Armando Bonilla of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC or Court) weighed in on the ongoing debate about jurisdiction over protests of other transaction agreements (OTAs). The...more

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COFC Decision Significantly Broadens OTA Bid Protest Jurisdiction

On February 24, Judge Armando Bonilla of the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) declined to dismiss a challenge to a $648 million award under a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) development deal, finding that the court had...more

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Claims Court Breathes Life into Another Path to Protest OTAs

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On Monday, February 24, 2025, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) released the public version of a February 13 decision declining to dismiss Raytheon Company’s protest of a $648.5 million award under the Missile Defense...more

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CFIUS Review of Real Estate Transactions: A Primer and Overview of Recent Updates

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On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“the Treasury”), as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), published a Final Rule expanding its authority to review certain...more

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Senate Leaders File NDAA Package with AI Provisions, Setting the Stage for Lame Duck Negotiations

On September 20, 2024, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chair Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) filed a managers package to the SASC-passed version of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 National Defense...more

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BIOSECURE Act: Anticipated Movement, Key Provisions, and Likely Impact

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Last night, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act (BIOSECURE or the Act) by a bipartisan vote of 306 to 81.  The BIOSECURE Act prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology...more

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Twice Again, Jurisdictional Timing Matters; Battle Among Originalists Leaves Consumer Financial Protection Board Standing - SCOTUS...

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On May 16—for the second time in two weeks—the U.S. Supreme Court, this time unanimously, has taken a lenient, plaintiff-friendly view of whether a filing deadline is jurisdictional in the sense that it is governed by the...more

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Recent GAO Decision Highlights GAO's Jurisdiction Over Protests Involving Task Orders

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The recent bid protest decision in ELS, Inc., B-421989, December 21, 2023, 2023 CPD highlights an important aspect of bid protest litigation before the U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO"): task order jurisdiction....more

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The Supreme Court Update - December 11, 2023

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On December 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case...more

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Akin Intelligence - September 2023

Welcome to the September edition of Akin Intelligence. As the U.S. Congress reconvenes after the August recess, we continue to see bipartisan interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Challenging Other Transaction Agreements – Navigating the Jurisdictional Highway

The origination of Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) traces back to the October 1957 launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union and the subsequent Space Race. Congress created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...more

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Eight New Bases Officially Added to CFIUS’s Real Estate Jurisdiction

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As we have discussed previously, proximity to sensitive U.S. Department of Defense military bases and operations, such as testing ranges, is an important element of many reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

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Proposed rule would expand CFIUS’s jurisdiction regarding U.S. real estate

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On May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in its role as the chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would (i) expand by...more

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Treasury Proposes Expanding CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Land Deals Near Military Installations

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On Friday, May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a proposed rule that would expand the list of military installations subject to the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

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Court of Federal Claims Clarifies Bid Protest Jurisdiction for OTA Agreements

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In a recent dispute, the United States argued that the Court of Federal Claims lacked jurisdiction to review any disputes concerning Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements, and that it is “conceivable” that no court had...more

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Another Piece To The Puzzle: Court Of Federal Claims Has Jurisdiction Over Bid Protest Where The Disputed Other Transaction Could...

There has been significant uncertainty as to where a company can protest an Other Transaction (“OT”) award. As we previously reported, cases such as SpaceX, MD Helicopter, and Kinemetrics have provided useful data points. The...more

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The Black Hole of Protest Jurisdiction: Can I Challenge the Award of an “Other Transaction Agreement”?

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While most federal procurements are conducted using the onerous regulations set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency supplements, agencies are increasingly relying on the more flexible, but...more

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GAO Clarifies Scope of Its Task Order Protest Jurisdiction

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On November 17, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed the post-award task order protest of U.S. Information Technologies Corporation (USIT) for lack of jurisdiction.  Task order protests related to...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

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New GAO Protest Rules Take Effect May 31

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On May 31, 2018, two new rules go into effect that impact the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) jurisdiction to hear protests of task orders and delivery orders issued pursuant to multiple-award...more

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