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Supreme Court to Resolve Federal Officer Removal Circuit Split in WWII Contracts Case

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The US Supreme Court on June 16, 2025 granted certiorari for an appeal from a divided opinion by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit relating to the federal officer removal statute. The appeal comes after a jury...more

Hicks Johnson

Federal Officer Removal: A Primer for Government Contractors

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When a business is served with a state court action, the first reaction is often to consider whether the action can be removed to federal court based on diversity. But for businesses doing work for the federal government...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Beyond Dollars: COFC View on Declaratory Relief Makes Room for CPARS Litigation

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Federal contractors understandably associate litigation at the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) with recovering monetary damages. Appealing denied claims to the COFC (along with the Boards of Contract Appeals) is the exclusive...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

False Claims Act Gives Broad Dismissal Authority to Government, District Judge Says

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On April 2, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed a whistleblower’s False Claims Act (FCA) action after the relator attempted to dismiss the government as a plaintiff-intervenor in...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

SCOTUS Greenlights Release of Foreign Aid Funds to Government Contractors

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On March 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) upheld a federal judge’s order directing the government to pay nearly $2 Billion to federal contractors for completed foreign aid work. This client alert identifies...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Three Steps for Contractors Facing Stop Work and Termination Orders on Federal Grants and Contracts

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The Trump administration’s broad suspension and termination of federal grants and contracts have left many contractors wondering how to protect their rights and ensure they get paid. If your federal contract or grant has...more

Woods Rogers

Federal Funding Freeze: Should Institutions and Government Contractors Prepare for the Worst?

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On January 28, 2025, reporters uncovered that President Trump’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a government-wide directive to the heads of every federal agency titled “Temporary Pause of Agency...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FY2025 NDAA Increases the Threshold for DoD Task Order Protests and Asks GAO and DoD to Explore Changes to Bid Protest Process

In the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (“FY25 NDAA”), Congress included some important provisions related to the bid protest process at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”). These provisions...more

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