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On August 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a lengthy complaint againstGeorgia Tech alleging that the university had misrepresented its compliance with several important cybersecurity regulations that outline what contractors must to do to protect government information residing on, passing through, or accessible by contractor systems. Ironically, the complaint focuses on allegedly...

Attention all DoD contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers! Last week, DoD issued its proposal to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate solicitation and contractual requirements to implement CMMC 2.0, once finalized. As part of the notice and comment process, DoD seeks comments by October 15, 2024. Speak Now! What’s in the new...

The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Percipient.AI, Inc. v. United States represents a major development in its case law regarding bid protest standing and task order protest jurisdiction.  In the decision—which has rightly received significant attention this month—a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that Percipient, which...

A lot of attention has been paid in recent years to semiconductors, tiny electronic parts that power everything from consumer electronics and automobiles to critical infrastructure and advanced military systems.  Most prominently, the CHIPS and Science Act, which President Biden signed into law in August 2022, appropriated nearly $52 billion to boost semiconductor research...

If Congress cannot pass a new funding plan by October 1, 2023 (the start of the federal fiscal year), the Government will “shut down” financially at 12:01 A.M. and that shut-down will last until Congress signs a new funding bill into law. The question is—what do you do as a government contractor when faced...

Applications for the Small Business Administration (“SBA”)’s 8(a) program are currently on hold as the SBA develops its response to a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “district court”) finding one element of the program unconstitutional.  The district court’s decision is somewhat old news, at least in...