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Government Contracts
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September 30, 2025
Defense Unit's Contract Termination OK'd For Late Products
The Defense Logistics Agency was reasonable in terminating a Virginia business's contract after it failed to deliver promised vehicle tow bars on time, even if the agency accepted some tow bars after a deadline, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals said.
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September 30, 2025
NY Court Ends $2.5M Bid In West Point Project Fight
A New York federal judge on Tuesday rejected a subcontractor's attempt to recover $2.5 million for construction work on a West Point Military Academy renovation, finding the company's claims are barred under state law because it never submitted written notices of dispute.
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September 30, 2025
ICE Bond Denials Violate Immigration Law, Wash. Judge Finds
A Washington federal judge held on Tuesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's policy of denying bond hearings to certain detainees goes against the Immigration and Nationality Act, echoing the reasoning of other district courts that have made the same determination.
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September 30, 2025
Judge Tosses Protest Of CBP Aircraft Support Solicitation
A Court of Federal Claims judge has ruled that an Alabama business aiming for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft support services deal can't challenge an early agency evaluation when it's still in the running for a possible award.
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September 30, 2025
Ga. Tech To Pay $875K To Resolve Cybersecurity FCA Suit
A research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology has agreed to pay $875,000 to end a whistleblower suit alleging the organization knowingly failed to comply with government cybersecurity standards while working on defense contracts, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
Ga. Residents Win Partial Class Cert. On Past PFAS Damages
A Georgia federal judge granted partial class certification to 4,500 Peach State residents whose water was allegedly polluted with forever chemicals, allowing them to seek damages for past water hikes that went to remediation, while shooting down an "entirely speculative" bid to cover expected future costs.
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September 30, 2025
Michigan Judge Rules Tribe's ERISA Claims Filed Too Late
A Michigan federal judge on Monday said a Native American tribe waited too long to bring claims alleging Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan didn't seek lower rates for plan members, finding the tribe knew the insurer could not have negotiated lower rates when it entered into an administrative service contract.
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September 30, 2025
FCA Suit Tainted By Expert's AI 'Hallucination' Gets Dismissed
A False Claims Act suit rocked by allegations of AI-generated hallucinations in an expert's report ended Tuesday after the federal government joined the case and quickly urged a Utah federal judge to throw it out.
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September 30, 2025
GOP Sens. Push OMB To Release Federal Watchdog Funds
The top Republicans on the Senate Appropriations and Judiciary committees are trying to prevent the White House from effectively shuttering the independent agency for federal watchdogs.
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September 30, 2025
Boeing, Rolls-Royce Get Suit Over Osprey Crash Trimmed
A California federal judge has trimmed fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract claims out of a suit from the families of five U.S. Marines who died in the June 2022 crash of a V-22 Osprey aircraft, saying the complaint fails to meet pleading standards on those counts.
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September 29, 2025
DHS Can't Tie FEMA Funds To Immigration Agenda, AGs Say
A dozen state attorneys general sued the Department of Homeland Security in Rhode Island federal court on Monday, accusing it of holding emergency response funding hostage unless they help enforce federal immigration laws, despite a recent court order blocking the department's attempts to condition funds on such assistance.
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September 29, 2025
Mass Voice Of America Layoffs Blocked, Again
A D.C. federal judge on Monday blocked the planned termination of more than 500 U.S. Agency for Global Media employees, saying the layoffs would jeopardize the Trump administration's ability to comply with an April injunction ordering the government to fully restore Voice of America programming.
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September 29, 2025
FAR Council Releases Updated Small Biz Regulations
The Trump administration released an updated version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 19, preserving the rule of two for contracts, while removing re-representation requirements for small businesses when responding to orders under multiple-award contracts.
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September 29, 2025
DOD Releases Contingency Plan For Gov't Shutdown
The U.S. Department of Defense released guidance for continuing operations in case of a government shutdown, explaining that defense contractors performing work on a contract awarded prior to the expiration of appropriations can continue to provide services.
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September 29, 2025
DOD Pitches $1.5B Arms Sales To Brazil, Denmark And Taipei
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday that it plans to sell $1.5 billion worth of weapons to Brazil, Denmark and Taipei.
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September 29, 2025
Navy Awards Sikorsky $10.8B Contract For More Helicopters
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. said it was awarded a $10.8 billion U.S. Navy contract to build as many as 99 more CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the Marine Corps or international military customers over five years.
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September 26, 2025
Trump Demands Microsoft Fire Ex-Biden Deputy AG Monaco
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that Microsoft fire its new President of Global Affairs Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general in the Biden administration and homeland security adviser in the Obama administration, in what seems to be the president's latest effort to exact revenge on his perceived political enemies.
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September 26, 2025
Drone-Maker DJI Can't Undo DOD's Chinese Military Co. Label
A D.C. federal judge on Friday ended drone manufacturer DJI Technology's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Defense's decision to designate it as a Chinese military company, saying the designation is supported by evidence and that the decision was not arbitrary.
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September 26, 2025
Construction Co. Urges Court To Ax Labor Deal Requirements
A construction company called on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to order the Army Corps of Engineers to eliminate requirements that companies negotiate labor prices and work terms with a labor union to be eligible for a construction contract.
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September 26, 2025
Semler Scientific, Bard To Pay $37M To End FCA Claims
The Department of Justice announced on Friday that two companies have agreed to pay nearly $37 million to resolve claims that they knowingly recommended healthcare providers submit erroneous Medicare claims for tests for diagnosing artery disease.
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September 26, 2025
Judge Won't Halt EPA's $3B Climate Grant Cuts During Appeal
A Washington, D.C., federal judge denied conservation groups' and local governments' effort to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from ending a $3 billion climate grant program while they appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit.
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September 26, 2025
DC Circ. Revives FCA Suit Against US Cellular
U.S. Cellular Corp. must face a lawsuit from two whistleblowers alleging it used a sham business to fraudulently obtain discounted spectrum licenses through Federal Communications Commission auctions, a D.C. Circuit panel ruled Friday in overturning a lower court.
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September 26, 2025
High Court Pauses Distribution Of $4B Foreign Aid
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Trump administration can hold onto $4 billion in frozen foreign aid funding while Congress considers a proposal to cut it, pausing a lower court order that required the federal government to spend the money before the end of the month.
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September 26, 2025
GAO Refuses To Revisit Denial Of $306M Army Deal Protest
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has nixed a Virginia company's plea to revisit a decision dismissing its protest of a $306.8 million Army award for support services, saying it was based on interested party arguments that should have been raised earlier.
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September 25, 2025
Textron Shakes Privacy Suit Over Data Sharing With Google
A California federal judge has tossed a proposed class action accusing Textron Inc. of illegally sharing information about website visitors' search activities with Google LLC, finding that the plaintiff failed to allege that the aviation and defense products manufacturer had expressly targeted residents of the Golden State.
Expert Analysis
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Cybersecurity Risks Can Lurk In Gov't Contractor Acquisitions
The Justice Department’s recent False Claims Act enforcement activity against Raytheon and Nightwing-related defense contractors demonstrates the importance of identifying and mitigating potential cybersecurity compliance risks when acquiring a company that contracts with the federal government, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Budget Act Should Boost Focus On Trade Compliance
Passage of the One Big Beautiful Budget Act, coupled with recent U.S. Department of Justice statements that it will use the False Claims Act aggressively to pursue trade, tariff and customs fraud, marks a sharp increase in trade-related enforcement risk, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.
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Opinion
Congressional Bid Protest Concerns Lack Evidence
The U.S. Government Accountability Office's most recent congressionally mandated report on the bid protest process showed little reason for concern, and underlined that further scrutiny should cease until data is collected that would enable the identification of purported problems, say attorneys at Fox Rothschild.
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Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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Divest Order Shows How Security Fears Extend CFIUS Scope
A recent White House order forcing a Chinese company to divest its 2020 acquisition of a U.S. audiovisual supplier demonstrates the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ growing power to sink foreign transactions over national security concerns — and the enormous risks to U.S. companies from such reviews, say attorneys at Bass Berry.
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Series
Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.
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Utility Agency Suits May Rise As Calif. Justices Nix Deference
A recent California Supreme Court ruling rejecting the uniquely deferential standard of review accorded to California Public Utilities Commission decisions interpreting the Public Utilities Code will incentivize more litigation against the agency, as long as litigants can show their challenges meet certain requirements, says Thaila Sundaresan at Davis Wright.
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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Top Takeaways From Trump's AI Action Plan
President Donald Trump's AI Action Plan represents some notable evolution in U.S. policy, including affirmation of the administration's trend toward prioritizing artificial intelligence innovation over guardrails and toward supporting greater U.S. private sector reach overseas, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Rebuttal
BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Injunctions, Unequal Treatment
Two recent decisions by the Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office illustrate how poorly defined criteria can muddle an agency's evaluation and best-value decision, and affirm the fundamental principle that an agency must evenhandedly evaluate vendors' quotations against solicitation requirements, says Victoria Angle at MoFo.
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5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.
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Series
Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
On the trail, I have thought often about the parallels between hiking and high-stakes patent litigation, and why strategizing, preparation, perseverance and joy are important skills for success in both endeavors, says Barbara Fiacco at Foley Hoag.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills
I took one negotiation course in law school, but most of the techniques I rely on today I learned in practice, where I've discovered that the process is less about tricks or tactics, and more about clarity, preparation and communication, says Grant Schrantz at Haug Barron.