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FAR on the Chopping Block: Potential Impacts on Protests
Elizabeth N. Jochum and Robyn N. Burrows ● As those in the federal contracting community wait anxiously for rumored and hinted at changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), we are…
Inside Global Tech
U.S. Federal and State Governments Moving Quickly to Restrict Use of DeepSeek
By Nooree Lee, Robert Huffman, Bolatito Adetula
Last month, DeepSeek, an AI start-up based in China, grabbed headlines with claims that its latest large language AI model, DeepSeek-R1, could perform on par with more expensive and market-leading…
Inside Government Contracts
U.S. Federal and State Governments Moving Quickly to Restrict Use of DeepSeek
By Nooree Lee, Robert Huffman, Ryan Burnette, August Gweon, Bolatito Adetula
Last month, DeepSeek, an AI start-up based in China, grabbed headlines with claims that its latest large language AI model, DeepSeek-R1, could perform on par with more expensive and market-leading…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Pre-Award Protests Challenging Methodologies for Exchanges in Federal Supply Schedule Solicitations
Government agencies utilize the simplified procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.4 to acquire commercial products and services at negotiated discounted rates from pre-qualified vendors. Despite the simplified procedures, procuring…
Trade Secrets Trends
Blog 3: Unlocking Trade Secret Protection in Belgium: Key Trends in Trade Secret Protection Before Belgian Courts
By Jan-Diederik Lindemans, Eline Van Bogget
Today’s blog post is the third, and last, blog post in a series focusing on trade secret law issues and trends. As announced, we will address practical questions and offer…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes: Suspension and Debarment, Pay Equity, 1260H List Updates, FY 2025 NDAA
By M.Yuan Zhou
This week's episode covers the FAR final rule to harmonize the procurement and nonprocurement suspension and debarment regulations, rescission of the FAR proposed rule on Pay Equity and Transparency in…
Claims & Sustains
Winning Combinations – Turning Informal Government Outreach Into Effective Internal Investigations
By Erica Bakies, Richard Morvillo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixAPBsdG2FU Seyfarth attorneys Erica Bakies and Rich Morvillo present the fifth session of Seyfarth’s inaugural Winning Combinations: Exploring Synergies with Government Contracts Law webinar series titled: Turning Informal Government Outreach Into Effective Internal…
Claims & Sustains
Winning Combinations – Minimizing EEOC Enforcement Risk for Government Contractors
By Amy Hoang, Andrew Scroggins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiMjIm5Vk8w Seyfarth partners Amy Hoang and Andrew Scroggins present the fourth session of Seyfarth’s inaugural Winning Combinations: Exploring Synergies with Government Contracts Law webinar series titled: Minimizing EEOC Enforcement Risk for Government Contractors.…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Risk of Loss in Federal Contracts for Commercial Products
When acquiring commercial products, the federal government must give preference to customary commercial practices. To implement this preference, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) instructs the government to only use contract…
Claims & Sustains
Winning Combinations – Navigating Government Contracts During Mergers and Acquisitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plARazgpdBQ Seyfarth partners Amy Hoang and Suzie Saxman present the third session of Seyfarth’s inaugural Winning Combinations: Exploring Synergies with Government Contracts Law webinar series titled: Navigating Government Contracts During Mergers and Acquisitions.…