Trade Agreements Act — Expanding the Exception … Maybe
The Context It is the long-standing US procurement policy to purchase goods, products, and materials produced in the United States when possible.... Read More
DoD Sets Big Goals for Artificial Intelligence
Establishment of the JAIC The Department of Defense issued a memorandum on June 27, 2018 establishing the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)... Read More
OCI Mitigation
The Hot Topic Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) has been a hot legal topic in government contracts for a number of years.... Read More
Cybersecurity Requirements Under Government Contracts
Cybersecurity—A Growing Challenge The rise of cyber attacks and security compromises dramatically illustrate the vulnerability of unclassified, but sensitive, data. As holders... Read More
IP Rights in Technical Data and Software under Government Contracts
Selling and developing products for the federal government is an important piece of many clients’ business and growth plans. How well the... Read More
Improved Auditing of Contracts
2016 National Defense Authorization Act 2016 NDAA. On November 25, 2015, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY... Read More
Termination for Convenience
Commercial Items Contracts What are commercial items? “Commercial items” are items that are sold to the general public or that can be... Read More
Contract Compliance
DOJ Settles False Claim Act Allegations for Overbilling on Service Contract Federal contractors with service contracts must strictly adhere to the required... Read More
M&A in Government Contracts
Purchasing a government contractor presents unique issues that must be fully explored and understood during the merger and acquisition (M&A) due diligence... Read More
A Structured Approach to Design an Effective Federal Government Compliance Program
One of the most common questions I hear regarding doing business with the federal government goes something like this: “there are so... Read More