By Mark R. Troy and Jason M. Crawford on Posted in False Claims,Legal DevelopmentsOn March 22, 2018, an Indiana state trial court judge granted a motion to dismiss in State of Indiana ex. rel Harmeyer v. The Kroger Co. et al. Relator Harmeyer—an attorney and Kroger patron—alleged that the grocery chain knowingly failed to collect and remit state sales tax on hundreds of goods throughout the state. Under Indiana… Continue Reading
By Olivia Lynch, Rob Sneckenberg and Christian Curran on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal Developments,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, your hosts break down GAO’s pre- and post-award timeliness rules, as well as recent changes to GAO’s regulations and DoD… Continue Reading
By Peter J. Eyre and David B. Robbins on Posted in Bid Protest,Cybersecurity,Legal Developments,PodcastThis week’s episode covers bid protest, debriefing, and cybersecurity news, and is hosted by partners David Robbins and Peter Eyre. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. Listen: Crowell.com |… Continue Reading
By Rob Sneckenberg and Lauren Harrison on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal DevelopmentsWhen deciding where to file a bid protest, the most fundamental consideration is perhaps the most obvious one: does your desired venue have jurisdiction to hear your arguments? In a recent decision, Cleveland Assets, LLC v. United States , the Federal Circuit may have changed that analysis for certain Court of Federal Claims (COFC) bid… Continue Reading
By David B. Robbins on Posted in Legal Developments,PodcastThis week’s episode covers IT modernization, tariff news, and OFCCP news, and is hosted by partner David Robbins. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. Click below to listen… Continue Reading
By Daniel R. Forman, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, John E. McCarthy Jr., Olivia Lynch and Christian Curran on Posted in Legal DevelopmentsOn March 22, 2018, the Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense issued a Class Deviation letter to the heads of all Department of Defense agencies requiring, effective immediately, that every DoD agency ensure that its contracting officers implement the recommendations for enhanced post-award debriefings set forth in Section 818 of… Continue Reading
By David B. Robbins on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal Developments,PodcastThis week’s episode covers tariff news, bid protest news, and bridge contract news, and is hosted by partner David Robbins. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. Listen: Crowell.com |… Continue Reading
By Olivia Lynch, Daniel Wierzba and Payal Nanavati on Posted in Legal Developments,Organizational Conflict of InterestIn the face of an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest (OCI), the potential solutions are often limited. There are several options for contractors and the government that are broadly categorized as mitigation, avoidance, neutralization, limitations on future contracting, and exclusion. Although used sparingly, the FAR also provides that the government can “waive” actual… Continue Reading
By David B. Robbins, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Peter J. Eyre and Steve McBrady on Posted in Legal DevelopmentsCrowell & Moring is pleased to offer a no-cost review of common compliance issues that can drive down sales price or increase borrowing costs for emerging government contractors, as well as prevent purchasers from receiving full value for their investments. Government contractors face a long road to sale, fundraising, and post-acquisition integration – these processes… Continue Reading
By Robert Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Olivia Lynch and Elizabeth Buehler on Posted in Legal DevelopmentsCrowell & Moring has issued its “Regulatory Forecast 2018: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year.” The section focusing on government contracts, “Will Purchasing Be Streamlined?” provides an overview of how the procurement process might be made more efficient, and this time, government contractors might be able to weigh in on the… Continue Reading
By David B. Robbins and Peter J. Eyre on Posted in Cybersecurity,Legal Developments,PodcastThis week’s episode covers budget news, the Brand memo, and cybersecurity news, and is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.… Continue Reading
By Christian Curran, Olivia Lynch and Rob Sneckenberg on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal DevelopmentsWith 2017 firmly in the rear-view, it’s time to take stock of recent and anticipated bid protest developments. Today, we’ll look back and highlight five of the most significant trends in 2017 bid protests. In the near future, we’ll turn our gaze forward and predict the five most important protest developments to keep an eye… Continue Reading
By Peter J. Eyre, J. Chris Haile and Elizabeth Buehler on Posted in Legal Developments,PodcastThis week’s episode covers commercial items and the 809 report, and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Chris Haile, and Elizabeth Buehler. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. Listen: Crowell.com | PodBean | SoundCloud | iTunes … Continue Reading
By David B. Robbins and Peter J. Eyre on Posted in Legal Developments,PodcastThis week’s episode covers cloud computing, Escobar news, and the semiannual regulatory agenda, and is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be… Continue Reading
By Rob Sneckenberg on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal DevelopmentsEveryone can agree that professional employees should be compensated fairly and properly—both for the benefit of the employees and to ensure successful contract performance. However, a recent GAO decision could provide a loophole for agencies to forego the very evaluation designed to ensure that fair and proper compensation. Contractors competing for work involving meaningful numbers… Continue Reading
By Crowell & Moring on Posted in Legal DevelopmentsCrowell & Moring has issued its “Litigation Forecast 2018: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year.” The government contracts section of the Forecast, “Contractors: Getting Their Due,” focuses on how more companies are disputing federal payments in court as a result of the increased competition for government contracts. The article notes that… Continue Reading
By Kate M. Growley on Posted in Cybersecurity,Legal DevelopmentsAs defense contractors continue to push towards their end-of-year implementation deadline for NIST SP 800-171 under DFARS 252.204-7012, the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) has given the contracting community some extra time to respond to a draft publication that outlines how they and their customers alike can assess compliance with the security standard. … Continue Reading
By David B. Robbins and Peter J. Eyre on Posted in Cybersecurity,Legal Developments,PodcastWe are still accepting questions for Ask Us Anything! Have questions you’d like answered anonymously? Want our thoughts in general on a particular topic? Send in questions and we’ll do our best to feature them in a future podcast. Email your questions to David at drobbins@crowell.com. Disclaimer: we cannot give legal advice unless and until… Continue Reading
By David B. Robbins and Peter J. Eyre on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal Developments,PodcastAnnouncing a new podcast feature – Ask Us Anything! Have questions you’d like answered anonymously? Want our thoughts in general on a particular topic? Send in questions and we’ll do our best to feature them in a future podcast. Email your questions to David at drobbins@crowell.com. Disclaimer: we cannot give legal advice unless and until… Continue Reading
By Peter J. Eyre and David B. Robbins on Posted in Legal Developments,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. This latest edition is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins and includes updates on CFIUS, DSS, DFARS safeguarding, and NAICS. … Continue Reading
By Peter J. Eyre and David B. Robbins on Posted in Legal Developments,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. This latest edition is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins and includes updates on NDAA FY 2018 provisions, GAO rulings,… Continue Reading
By Peter J. Eyre and David B. Robbins on Posted in Legal Developments,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. This latest edition is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins and includes updates on the U.S. Cyber Command, a recent… Continue Reading
By Peter J. Eyre and David B. Robbins on Posted in Cybersecurity,Legal Developments,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. This latest edition is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins and includes updates on DoD’s plan to implement the 2017… Continue Reading
