The Advisories/Bulletins listed below include all Advisories/Bulletins in the Government Contracts practice area.

Government Contracts

• Government Contracts Legislative and Regulatory Updates
  NCMA Magazine
  December 2008 legislative and regulatory updates that will run in the NCMA magazine
  December 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  The Federal Circuit Finds the Small Disadvantaged Business Program Unconstitutional, Signaling Possibly Significant Developments Impacting Small Minority Owned Businesses
  November 14, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  FAR Council Issues Final Contractor Ethics Rule Requiring Mandatory Disclosure Of Crimes And Civil False Claims Act Violations
  November 12, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Pension Funds; Forward Pricing and Billing Rates
  October 16, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Clean Contracting Act of 2008
  October 10, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Legislative and Regulatory Updates
  NCMA Magazine
  October 2008 legislative and regulatory updates that will run in the NCMA magazine
  October 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
  September 30, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  ASBCA Accepts Appeal of a Liability Assessment Letter
  September 2, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Legislative and Regulatory Updates
  NCMA Magazine
  July 2008 legislative and regulatory updates that will run in the NCMA magazine
  July 31, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New Lobbying Disclosures and Certifications Due July 30th
  July 21, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New Tax Requirements for Foreign Workers
  June 23, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Clean Contracting Act of 2008
  June 13, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Unanimous Qui Tam Victory at Supreme Court
  June 10, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  DOD Issues New Interim Rule
  May 29, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Task and Delivery Orders: New Protest Rights Effective May 27, 2008
  May 22, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  As International Agreement Opens New Domestic Markets to Foreign Air Carriers, Contractors Face Increased Scrutiny Concerning Their Compliance With Fly America Act, 49 U.S.C. § 40118
  May 16, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Legislative and Regulatory Updates
  NCMA Magazine
  May 2008 legislative and regulatory updates that will run in the NCMA magazine
  May 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  First Contractor Employee Charged Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice in Iraq
  April 17, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Recent Trends Suggest Travelers Going Abroad Should Do So With A "Clean" Laptop
  March 18, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Mandatory Reporting of Violations of Law: A Disturbing Trend
  March 6, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Congress Passes Changes to Freedom of Information Act
  March 5, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  United States Supreme Court, Congress and DOJ Consider False Claims Act Issues
  February 29, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Specialty Metals: New Rules
  February 25, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
  February 15, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  The Armed Services Board Reports Increased Appeals and ADR Activity in Fiscal Year 2007; The Civilan Board Issues its First Annual Report
  February 4, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Congressional Criticism of Small Business Administration's Proposed Rule for Women-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Program Could Jeopardize Implementation of This Long Awaited Program
  January 30, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Important New Changes to the ITAR
  January 8, 2008
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards in U.S. Courts When They Have Been Set Aside by a Foreign Court
  December 20, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Ninth Circuit Adds to "State Secrets" Case Law
  December 13, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Holding U.S. Companies Liable for the Actions of Their Foreign Subsidiaries: An Analysis of the Varying Standards of Liability Under OFAC Administered Sanctions Programs
  December 7, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Government's Proposed New Rules for Contractor Compliance to be Subject of ABA/Public Contract Law Section Procurement Fraud and Suspension & Debarment Committees Meeting with DOJ Representatives
  December 5, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  House of Representatives Vote to Update Small Business Act
  November 15, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New FAR Provisions Mandate Consideration of the SAFETY Act in Federal Procurements
  November 14, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Supreme Court Grants Petition for Certiorari on False Claims Act "Presentment" Issue
  November 1, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007
  October 23, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Federal Circuit Decision Begs the Question: Can the Contractor Ever Rely on Directions From a Contracting Officer's Delegated Representative?
  October 17, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Recurring Appropriations Issues Affecting Contractors--The Use of Continuing Resolutions
  October 8, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Government Contracts Compliance Guidelines Issued
  September 17, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Federal Circuit Follows GAO Timeliness Rule for Solicitation Defect Protests
  September 11, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Congress is at it Again - Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007
  August 29, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  H.R. 3033 "Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007"
  August 16, 2007
   
• BioShield Stakeholders Workshop Overview
  August 15, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Court of Federal Claims Judge Rules That Agency Cannot Accept Late Proposal by Extending Receipt Deadline After Deadline Has Passed
  August 13, 2007
   
• Pandemic Influenza: Companies Should Plan for the Worst and Assess Legal Exposure
  August 13, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Acquisition Reform in Senate's Pending Defense Authorization Bill
  August 9, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  SBA's Proposal of a New Method for Calculating Size for Employee-Based Size Standards Would Exclude Many Companies from Small Business Status
  August 2, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Department of Defense Proposes New Exception to the Specialty Metals Clause -- COTS
  July 3, 2007
   
• Litigation Bulletin
  New Supreme Court Decision Impacts Recovery of Environmental Cleanup Costs by Government Contractors
  June 15, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Senator McCain Introduces New Acquisition Reform Legislation
  June 6, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Update
  May 4, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Supreme Court Limits Qui Tam Suits
  March 28, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  COFC Rules Government Liable for Environmental Remediation Costs Under BRAC
  March 22, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Chairman Waxman's Contractor Oversight Legislation Passes the House
  March 19, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Iraqi Defense Contractor Prevails on False Claims Act Summary Judgment Motion
  February 15, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Two New Rules Affect the Use of Time and Materials Service Contracts
  February 12, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Senate Amendment Establishes Ten Year Debarment for Contractors Hiring Illegal Immigrants
  February 7, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  President Bush Increases Political Control Over Executive Agency Policy Initiatives
  February 1, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Civilians Accompanying Forces in the Field Now Subject to U.S. Military Justice
  January 29, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  GAO Deference to Agency Assessments of Organizational Conflicts of Interest
  January 24, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Specialty Metals - Finally Some Reprieve
  January 23, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Supplemental Information on Export Controls Enforcement
  January 4, 2007
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Export Controls Enforcement Likely to Increase Dramatically
  December 14, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  GSA Dramatically Increases Trade Agreements Act Enforcement
  December 11, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  COFC Holds That It Has Jurisdiction to Hear Protests Relating to the Issuance of Orders Under FSS Contracts
  December 8, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  The Department of Justice's Enhanced Focus on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  December 4, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Dramatic Shift in Congress Means Major Transition of Staff To and From Congress
  November 29, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  2006 GAO Bid Protest Sustain Rate at an All-Time High
  November 21, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  GAO and COFC Rule on Organizational Conflicts of Interest Case
  November 6, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Recommends New Procedures to Assure the Management and Reduction of Administrative and Overhead Costs for All Future Reconstruction Contracts
  November 3, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  DoD Authorization Act Expands Berry Amendment Exceptions and Waivers
  October 26, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  DOJ Announces New Procurement Fraud Task Force
  October 17, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Supreme Court To Interpret False Claims Act’s “Original Source” Rule
  October 3, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  DoD Implements Revised Adjudicative Guidelines for Security Clearance Eligibility
  September 7, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Department of Homeland Security Issues New Anti-Terrorism Regulation
  September 5, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Colorado Legislation Restricts Employment of Undocumented Foreign Workers on Government Projects: Is This a Growing Trend?
  August 23, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Contract Price Adjustments Under the SCA Are Allowed for Increased Contractor Costs, Even if the Required Benefit Level Did Not Increase
  August 2, 2006
   
• International Law Report: Export Control Update
  July 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  OFPP Recognizes Bagley Decisions as Proper Application of B&P Cost Rules to Proposal Costs Related to Teaming Arrangements
  June 23, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Status of Contractors Accompanying U.S. Armed Forces and Protection of Contractor Personnel
  June 22, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  SBA Creates New Categories for Women-Owned Small Businesses
  June 19, 2006
   
• Homeland Security Bulletin
  Final Rule Provides Significant Improvements to SAFETY Act Implementation
  June 9, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Tax Reconciliation Act Requires Three-Percent Withholding on Contractor Payments
  June 6, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  The European Union Takes Steps to Facilitate the Transfer of Defense Equipment Between Member States
  May 25, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  DSS Announces Moratorium on Processing Contractor Security Clearance Requests
  May 3, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Consequences of the Dubai Ports Deal: Lawmakers' Response Is Beyond U.S. Seaports
  March 21, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  False Claims Action Dismissed for Government’s “Bad Faith” Delay
  February 28, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Quadrennial Defense Review: Reorienting Capabilities and Forces, and Reshaping the Defense Enterprise
  February 15, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Contractors in the Battlespace — Current and Future Issues
  February 10, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Department of Defense Issues a Proposed Rule Implementing the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000
  January 31, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006 Impacts Government Contracts Sector
  January 20, 2006
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  COFC Holds the Costs of R&D Effort Expressly Excluded from a Contract Are IR&D Costs and Tangible Capital Asset Costs Are Not Development Costs
  December 6, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  COFC Protest Jurisdiction Over Schedule Task and Delivery Orders “Doubtful”
  November 1, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Update: The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Federal Procurement
  October 18, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Department of Homeland Security Issues New Fraud Rule
  October 17, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Amended FAR § 31.201-6 Permits Use of Statistical Sampling When Contractors Account for Unallowable Costs
  October 14, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Federal Procurement
  September 28, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Recent Developments: Protection of Line Item Pricing Under FOIA Exemption 4
  September 23, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Government Contracting in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
  September 21, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  GAO Determines That Enhanced Agency Reporting Would Improve the Federal Government's Suspension and Debarment Program
  September 19, 2005
   
• Goverment Contracts Advisory
  Proposed CAS ESOP Rule
  August 12, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  U.S. Supreme Court Limits Retaliatory Discharge Claims Brought Under the False Claims Act
  June 22, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New Regulations Impact Sale Leasebacks and PRB Costs
  June 15, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New Medicare Part A/B Option Contracts To Incorporate FAR and CAS Requirements, But Not TINA
  June 8, 2005
   
• Base Realignment Enclosure (BRAC)
  April 7, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New Inter-Agency Procurement Fraud Working Group Announced
  March 8, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  The Supreme Court Affirms Duty of Government to Pay Amounts Promised Notwithstanding Absence of Funds
  March 3, 2005
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Overseas Application of Federal Criminal Law
  November 2, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Increases the Scope of the "No Interest Rule"
  October 27, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Fifth Circuit Declines to Rule Out Reverse False Claim Liability Premised on Avoidance of Potential Fines
  October 21, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Proposed FAR Amendments Would Implement SARA Authorization of T&M and Labor Hour Contracts for Commercial Services
  September 24, 2004
   
• California Performance Review Bulletin
  September 7, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Managing DCAA Access in the Wake of SOX
  September 2, 2004
   
• California Performance Review Bulletin
  September 2, 2004
   
• California Performance Review Bulletin
  August 26, 2004
   
• California Performance Review Bulletin
  August 19, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Government Agencies Issue Important Guidance on Accounting for Pension Costs
  August 12, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  D.C. Circuit Protects Line Item Pricing from FOIA Release
  July 28, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority Issues Procurement Principles And Rules
  May 25, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  GAO Continues To Deny Standing To Government Employees In A-76 Protests
  May 12, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  SBA Proposes Restructuring of Small Business Size Standards
  April 22, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  DoD Issues Proposed Rules for Contractors in War Zones
  April 14, 2004
   
• Legislative Alert
  Recent Budget Provision Limits Offshoring of Jobs Under Outsourced Federal Contracts
  February 17, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  War Risk Insurance Alert: DoD Memorandum Highlights Legal Requirements for Insurance for Contractor Employees Working Abroad
  January 22, 2004
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New Department of Homeland Security Procurement Regulations Create New Responsibilities and Opportunities for Contractors
  December 10, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  New DOD Purchasing Authority Provides Opportunities for Emerging Bio-Defense Industry
  November 26, 2003
   
• Corporate Advisory
  "Buy American": A Primer for Canadian Defense Companies
  November 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Contract Overpayments: Caveat Contractor
  November 25, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Passage of Defense Authorization Bill Brings Changes to Foreign Acquisitions Under Government Contracts
  November 18, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Defense Authorization Bill Includes Services Acquisition Reform Act
  November 14, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Agency Attempts to Deny Post-Award Debriefings: A Trend?
  November 7, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Court Decision Permits Contractor Challenge to Agency Performance of Commercial Activity
  September 16, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Proposed Changes to FAR Part 31 Might Impact the Economics of Sale/Leaseback Transactions and Delete Unneeded Provisions
  August 7, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Proposed Rule Revises Cost Accounting Standards Administration Procedures
  July 28, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Proposed Revisions to FAR Cost Principle on Post Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions Are Unfair to Contractors
  June 19, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Post-War Iraq Contracting
  June 9, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Significant Changes to Competitive Sourcing Rules Likely to Lead to New Opportunities for Private Sector
  June 6, 2003
   
• Information Advisory
  Perchlorate Controversy Heats Up: Companies Should Develop Defense and Insurance Recovery Strategies
  May 13, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Contracting in the Military Contingency Environment
  March 28, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  Another Federal Appellate Court Protects Information Contained in Export License Applications from Public Disclosure Under FOIA
  March 25, 2003
   
• Homeland Security Bulletin
  President Bush Adds New Requirements for Approval of Requests for Indemnification under P.L. 85-804
  March 16, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  ASBCA Rules That Prime Contractor's Failure to Disclose Prospective Subcontractor's Cost Analysis, Even Without Actual Knowledge, Results in Defective Pricing
  March 12, 2003
   
• Government Contracts Advisory
  GSA Issues Proposed Rule on "Cooperative Purchasing" for Group 70 Federal Supply Schedule Contractors
  February 14, 2003
   
• Homeland Security Bulletin
  Bulletin #5: Implications of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
  November 27, 2002
   
• Homeland Security Bulletin
  The "Support Anti-Terrorism By Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002" (The SAFETY Act)
  September 30, 2002
   
• Homeland Security Bulletin
  Bulletin #3: Improving Homeland Security at the State and Local Level: Challenge and Opportunity
  Eric Tanenblatt and Lawton Jordan
  September 2002
   
• Homeland Security Bulletin
  Bulletin #1: Homeland Security Will Affect All Sectors of the Economy
  August 1, 2002
   
• Update On Section 508 Accessibility Requirements: One Year Later
  May 2002
   
• Federal Circuit Reverses "Benefits Test" to Determine Allowability of Legal Defense Costs Against Private Lawsuits
  April 2002
   
• GSA Issues New Economic Price Adjustment Clause For Schedule Contractors
  January 2002
   
• The Defense Production Act of 1950
  October 2, 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  August 2001
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  August 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  July 2001
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  July 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  June 2001
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  June 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  May 2001
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  May 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  April 2001
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  April 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  March 2001
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  February 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  January 2001
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  January 2001
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  December 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  December 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  November 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  November 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  November 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  October 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  October 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  September 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  September 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  August 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  August 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  July 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  July 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  June 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  June 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  May 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  May 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  April 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation and Regulations
  April 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  March 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  March 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  February 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  February 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  January 2000
   
• NCMA Final Edition:
  Legislation & Regulations
  January 2000
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  December 1999
   
• NCMA Final Edition:
  Legislation & Regulations
  December 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  November 1999
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  November 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  October 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  September 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  August 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  July 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  June 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  May 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  April 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  March 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  February 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  January 1999
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  January 1999
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  December 1998
   
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
  November 1998
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  November 1998
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  October 1998
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  September 1998
   
• NCMA Final Edition: Legislation & Regulations
  August 1998