For just over a year, the federal government has been running a strange experiment in technology procurement. Through its OneGov program, the General Services Administration (GSA) put leading enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platforms in agencies’ hands for $1 or less.
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Not a Model of Clarity: GAO Takes Its First Hard Look at Solicitations That Mix the Old FAR with the New
If you have opened a federal solicitation this year and felt like you were reading two rulebooks stapled together, you were not imagining it. Since the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) overhaul began, agencies have been buying under class deviations while…
What To Watch As Justices Weigh Video Privacy Law’s Scope
How far can decades-old privacy laws stretch to address modern digital tracking technologies? The US Supreme Court may soon provide an answer as it considers a closely watched case involving the Video Privacy Protection Act and the scope of who…
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the Latest Proposed FAR Changes
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council’s latest Revolutionary FAR Overhaul proposals include significant changes for federal contractors, including new rules affecting required-use contract vehicles, commercial contracting, source selection, contract types and technical data rights. McCarter Government Contracts & Global Trade partners…
Making Inflexible Trusts Flexible: The Modification, Division, Termination and Decanting of Irrevocable Trusts
Tim Ferges returns to the Ultra-High Net Worth Planning Forum, hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, for its fourth annual program in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His presentation will explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding irrevocable…
New CMS Risk-Based Surveys for High-Performing Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new Risk-Based Survey (RBS) process is reshaping how high-performing skilled nursing facilities are surveyed and how regulatory resources are allocated across the long-term care industry.
McCarter partner Khaled Klele discusses the implications…
Legal AI’s Next Challenge: Managing the Noise
As generative AI tools continue to flood the legal market, many firms are shifting their focus from adoption to evaluation. Rather than pursuing every new product, firms are increasingly looking for technologies that address specific business needs, protect client data,…
Representing Nonprofits and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Helping nonprofits navigate the legal and tax landscape starts with the right framework. Jason Navarino moderates “Representing Nonprofits and Tax-Exempt Organizations,” hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. The program covers corporate formation and governance, IRS tax-exempt…
New Jersey County’s First Watchdog Brings US Attorney Experience
Former federal prosecutor Desiree “Desi” Grace has been appointed as Hudson County’s first inspector general, a newly created role aimed at strengthening accountability and transparency in government.
“I’m grateful,” Desi told Law360 Pulse. “Public service is incredibly rewarding, and the…
Held at the Gate: COFC Enjoins a DEA Award Because the Agency’s Own Email Filter Made the Winner’s Corrected Quote Late
Here is a scenario that should keep every proposal manager up at night. You hit “send” on a corrected quote 29 minutes before the contracting officer’s deadline. The agency’s own email security software holds it for 42 minutes and drops…