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Construction Payment Blog
Stop Work Orders: What Contractors Need to Know
By Tom Scalisi
A Stop Work Order is a legal tool used by project owners to shut down work on a construction jobsite until the issue is fixed or the parties reach an…
GovCon & Trade
Revisiting Private Equity Investment in Federal IT Contractors
Information technology (IT) and consulting businesses have continued to attract private equity attention and dollars. For IT businesses contracting with the federal government, there are additional attractions for private equity investors.…
Global Policy Watch
Federal Circuit Rejects Government’s Waiver and Jurisdiction Defenses, Paving the Way for a CAS Showdown at the Court of Federal Claims
Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in The Boeing Company v. United States that clears the way for resolution of Boeing’s substantive challenge to a controversial FAR…
BuildSmart
Absent Timely Revocation, Government Acceptance Is Conclusive
By Eric A. Frechtel, Lee-Ann C. Brown
In a recent decision, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals issued a summary judgment ruling in a case involving government claims relating to the contractor’s supply of thermal sight…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 1 – Excusable Delay Claims
COVID-19 or the Coronavirus is having an unprecedented and, frankly, previously unimaginable global impact. Please click here to visit Fox's Coronavirus Resource Center for links to free webinars and articles…
BuildSmart
COVID-19: The Government Contractor’s Guide to Terminations for Convenience
With the challenges presented by the recent and rapid spread of COVID-19 in the United States, it is only a matter of time before the government begins terminating certain federal…
Government Contracts Law
Update on the COVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – The Office of Management and Budget Issues Critical Guidance Regarding Federal Contract Performance
By Alex Major, Franklin Turner
On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum No. M-20-18, titled “Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated With The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).” The Memorandum,…
Centre Knowledge Blog
FAR “Fake” News! FAR Amended to Require Reporting of Counterfeit Items
By Hon. Jack Delman Background On November 22, 2019, the DOD, GSA and NASA jointly issued a final FAR rule, effective December 23, 2019, amending the FAR to require contractors…
Global Policy Watch
Not So Fast Guy: Recent GAO Decision Provides Rule For When Agency Deadlines Are Unreasonably Short
By Jay Carey
Tight deadlines are a fact of life in the world of government contracting. Indeed, it is not unusual for the government to expect a contractor to provide large amounts of…
Inside Government Contracts
Not So Fast Guy: Recent GAO Decision Provides Rule For When Agency Deadlines Are Unreasonably Short
Tight deadlines are a fact of life in the world of government contracting. Indeed, it is not unusual for the government to expect a contractor to provide large amounts of…