Government Contracts

  • February 26, 2025

    NJ RICO Case Toss Leaves AG Irate, Defense Attys Elated

    The erasure of a massive racketeering indictment against New Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III, politically connected attorneys and others on Wednesday drew a sharp rebuke from Attorney General Matt Platkin while defense attorneys gloated.

  • February 25, 2025

    Trump Admin Must Restore Aid By Wed. Night, Court Says

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Tuesday gave the Trump administration until the end of Wednesday to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign assistance funding, granting aid organizations' second request in a week to enforce the temporary restraining order.

  • February 25, 2025

    DC Judge Blocks Trump's Federal Funding Freeze

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing a federal spending freeze while a group of nonprofits challenge the freeze, calling the measure "ill-conceived from the beginning."

  • February 25, 2025

    Trump Targets Covington Attys For Repping Special Counsel

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of security clearances held by Covington & Burling LLP attorneys who represent former special counsel Jack Smith, with the president citing the attorneys' supposed roles in the "weaponization of the judicial process."

  • February 25, 2025

    How To Track Trump's Legal Battles

    President Donald Trump has issued a historic number of executive orders and other actions during his first five weeks back in the White House, eliciting more than 80 legal challenges and setting the stage for major courtroom battles over birthright citizenship, presidential power, the federal government's structure and more. Law360 has created a database to keep track of them all.

  • February 25, 2025

    Newman Says Fed. Circ. Doctors Undermine Suspension Case

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has said the court's other judges have undermined their claims about why they suspended her, by retaining experts who questioned reports from her own doctors finding her fit to serve as a judge.

  • February 25, 2025

    Lab Owner Pleads Guilty In $36M COVID Tests Scheme

    A laboratory owner pled guilty Tuesday to running a $36 million scheme to submit false COVID-19 testing claims to healthcare benefit programs just one week before his co-defendants are set to go to trial.

  • February 25, 2025

    PLA Amendment Moots Contractor Dispute, Gov't Says

    The federal government has asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to dismiss a case challenging the requirement that contractors submit a project labor agreement with their solicitations for government projects, saying the requirement has already been removed from the solicitations at issue.

  • February 25, 2025

    Saga Over $3.6B ICE Deportation Contract Sees New Protest

    A Florida company alleges U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shortchanged its proposal for deportation flight services and awarded a $3.6 billion contract to another company, at a $500 million premium, without justification or clear benefit for taxpayers.

  • February 25, 2025

    'Colossal Neglect' Sinks Walter Reed Fraud Case, Judge Rules

    A Maryland federal judge threw out criminal charges against the alleged mastermind of a more than $3 million healthcare fraud scheme targeting Walter Reed National Medical Center with a Tuesday ruling that ripped prosecutors for "colossal neglect" and "extraordinary, chronic and indefensible" delays in the case.

  • February 25, 2025

    Ga. County Collected Too Late On Theft Claim, Panel Says

    The Georgia Court of Appeals has stripped a state county of a nearly $350,000 judgment it won from insurer Old Republic Surety Co. to cover a court employee's theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the public coffers, ruling the county filed its claim well after the statute of limitations had run.

  • February 25, 2025

    Outdoor Co. Renews Challenge To Fed. Contractor Wage Hike

    An outdoor group renewed its bid to block former President Joe Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a ruling rejecting the group's preliminary injunction request, telling a Colorado federal court the wage hike is illegal.

  • February 25, 2025

    Atlanta Says 'Cop City' Completion Moots Public Vote

    The city of Atlanta has told the Eleventh Circuit that the recent completion of its controversial "Cop City" police training center should render moot a lawsuit by noncity residents who had hoped to force a long-stalled public vote to roll back the city's approval of the project.

  • February 24, 2025

    Dominican Republic Slams Report Favoring $44M Award

    The Dominican Republic has urged a D.C. federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation to enforce a nearly $44 million arbitral award issued after the country terminated a landfill concession, saying there was never an underlying arbitration agreement.

  • February 24, 2025

    Border Wall Cos. Learned Of Fund Row In 2024, 5th Circ. Told

    A group of contractors told the Fifth Circuit Monday that they had no choice but to intervene in Texas and Missouri's suit over border wall funds on the eve of a final judgment because they were only notified days before that a preliminary injunction regarding the funds would affect them.

  • February 24, 2025

    Comerica Bank Wants Dismissal Of CFPB's Benefits Card Suit

    Comerica Bank has urged a Texas federal judge to toss a suit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, accusing the bank of multiple failures in administering a government benefits card program, arguing the case overextends the agency's authority, among other things.

  • February 24, 2025

    DC Circ. To Hear Judge Newman's Appeal In April

    The D.C. Circuit has set a date in April to hear an appeal from Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who is fighting her suspension from the bench for refusing to undergo medical tests.

  • February 24, 2025

    Md. Judge Blocks DOGE Access To Education, OPM Data

    A Maryland federal judge on Monday prohibited the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from continuing to share with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency the sensitive information of federal employees and student aid recipients, saying the agencies likely have violated federal privacy law.

  • February 24, 2025

    Claims Court Can Hear $650M Other Transaction Deal Dispute

    A Court of Federal Claims judge has declined to dismiss Raytheon's protest over a $648.5 million Missile Defense Agency interceptor development deal, saying it clearly fits within the court's jurisdiction over Other Transaction Authority agreements.

  • February 24, 2025

    Wellpath Delays Chapter 11 Exit To Buy Time For Creditor Deal

    Wellpath will delay confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan by two weeks to buy time to work through objections to the reorganization of its prison healthcare business, attorneys told a Texas bankruptcy judge Monday.

  • February 24, 2025

    Engineering Co.'s $4.1M Claims Axed In Army Corps Dispute

    The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals has dismissed an engineering company's claims seeking $4.1 million in damages after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers terminated a Mexico City-based construction contract, saying the court lacks jurisdiction.

  • February 24, 2025

    GAO Sinks Protest Over Army Corps Solicitation Amendment

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office has said the Army Corps of Engineers rightly changed a solicitation to remove the requirement that solicitors attach a project labor agreement, denying a construction contractor's protest of the change.

  • February 24, 2025

    Mass. City Says Ex-Team Owners Reneged On Stadium Fees

    The city of Brockton, Massachusetts, claims in a lawsuit filed in state court that the former owners of a minor league baseball team owe the economically struggling community more than $68,000 for the use of a city-owned stadium for games and a concert last year.

  • February 24, 2025

    Mass. Cities Sue Over Trump's Sanctuary City 'Bullying'

    Two Massachusetts cities have sued the Trump administration to block its "illegal campaign of bullying and intimidation" that threatens to strip federal funding from sanctuary cities that limit local law enforcement involvement with federal immigration enforcement.

  • February 24, 2025

    Supreme Court Skips Fee-Shifting, IP Web Scraping Questions

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected petitions involving fee-shifting in copyright cases, whether judges or juries should decide what can be copyrighted, and if scraping public information online should be considered hacking under the Defend Trade Secrets Act when it is done by a computer.

Expert Analysis

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

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    B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.

  • US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty

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    With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • How 2025 NDAA May Affect DOD Procurement Protests

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    A bid protest pilot program included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act shifts litigation costs onto unsuccessful bid protesters and raises claim-filing thresholds, which could increase risks to U.S. Department of Defense contractors who file protests, and reduce oversight of DOD procurement awards, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025

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    There are 12 cyber policy questions to keep an eye on as the new administration and Republican control of Congress present an opportunity to advance less regulatory approaches and revisit some choices from the prior administration, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas

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    Expected coordination between a Republican Congress and presidential administration may expose companies to simultaneous criminal, civil and congressional investigations, particularly with regard to supply chain risks in certain industries, government contracting and cross-border investment, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Certification, Lateness, SBA Eligibility

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    In this month's bid protest roundup, Cody Fisher at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that address the treatment of a proposal that was timely submitted but received late, and highlight nuances of certification and small business eligibility requirements.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025

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    Across sectors, Office of Inspector General work plans and challenge reports for 2025 provide a trove of information on the issues and industries that will likely be the focus of government oversight in the year to come, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Opinion

    Aviation Watch: How Court Nixed Boeing Plea Deal Over DEI

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    A Texas federal court's rejection of the plea agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Boeing over the 737 Max aircraft gratuitously injected the court's views on diversity, equity and inclusion into a case that shouldn't have been a criminal matter in the first place, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

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