Government Contracts

  • August 10, 2026

    SBA Replaces 8(a) Program's Social Disadvantage Test

    The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a final rule making it possible for small business owners to qualify for the 8(a) business development program by claiming they've been harmed by a company's DEI policies or a university's affirmative action programs.

  • August 10, 2026

    Mich. Transit Authority Can Call County Atty In Board Dispute

    The Bay Area Transportation Authority may call a Grand Traverse County attorney as a witness in a dispute over appointments to its board, a Michigan appellate panel ruled, finding the attorney's late addition to the witness list would not prejudice the county.

  • August 10, 2026

    Boeing Must Face Depositions In Moon Exploration IP Row

    A Washington federal magistrate judge has partly granted a Colorado aerospace company's bid for more depositions in an intellectual property suit against Boeing over technology used in NASA's moon program, while rejecting broader requests for financial information and documents.

  • August 10, 2026

    Judge Blocks DOD Military Label For Chinese Biotech Co.

    A D.C. federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Defense from enforcing a decision to designate WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. as a Chinese military company, ruling the department's justifications appeared to lack a grounding in the evidence they cited.

  • August 07, 2026

    Trump Needs Congress' OK To Build Ballroom, DC Circ. Says

    A split D.C. Circuit on Friday backed a district judge's block on President Donald Trump's construction of a new White House ballroom, saying Congress had not "ceded unfettered authority to the executive branch to dramatically redesign, reshape and reconstruct the White House — the People's House — to fit a particular president's desires."

  • August 07, 2026

    Army Corps Can't Ditch Qatar Base Contractor Delay Appeal

    The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals declined to throw out a contractor's bid for $49.5 million in increased costs it allegedly incurred due to government-caused delay on a contract for construction work at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

  • August 07, 2026

    Judge Approves NJ's $3B PFAS Deals With 3M, DuPont

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday gave her final approval to deals worth a combined $3 billion between the Garden State, 3M Co. and various DuPont entities to resolve the state's claims over contamination caused by the manufacture and discharge of forever chemicals.

  • August 07, 2026

    VA Flubbed Ratings For $16.9M Appraisal Deal, GAO Says

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to have credited a company for work it never performed before awarding it a $16.9 million contract for appraisal services, backing a California company's protest over the deal.

  • August 07, 2026

    CACI Refiles Suit Against Army Subcontractor In State Court

    A CACI Inc. unit has shifted a lawsuit to Virginia state court that accuses its former subcontractor, T2S, of poaching its staff when the subcontractor became the primary contractor for a U.S. Army cybersecurity project.

  • August 07, 2026

    Hanford Site Caused Delivery Driver's Cancer, Son Claims

    The son of a delivery driver who died of cancer hit the U.S. government with a $10 million suit claiming it negligently failed to protect his father from radiation and toxic substance exposures at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington.

  • August 06, 2026

    Feds Ordered To Pay Millions In Funds For Migrant Kids' Attys

    A California federal judge ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration is in violation of her preliminary injunction ordering it to continue paying dozens of nonprofits that represent tens of thousands of migrant children in immigration proceedings, saying new data requirements imposed by the government violate "the plain language" of her order.

  • August 06, 2026

    3 Firms Guide Reusable Spacecraft Maker's $380M SPAC Deal

    Orbital spacecraft maker Blackstar Orbital Technologies Corp. on Thursday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company Pono Capital Four Inc. in a deal that values it at $380 million and was built by three law firms.

  • August 06, 2026

    GAO Pans DOGE's Savings Claims, Ethics Practices

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said on Thursday that the Department of Government Efficiency's claim to have saved $110 billion from terminated contracts, grants and leases is based on incorrect and opaque cost estimates.

  • August 06, 2026

    Trump Admin Pays RWE $1.2B To Drop Offshore Wind Leases

    Germany-based RWE has agreed to give up its offshore wind leases off the coasts of New York, California and Louisiana in exchange for a $1.2 billion payment from President Donald Trump's administration, the latest in a string of payments from the government targeting wind energy.

  • August 06, 2026

    Ore. Judge Says DOD Wind Project Blockage Was Unlawful

    An Oregon federal judge on Thursday halted the U.S. Department of Defense's freeze of wind projects, finding renewable energy groups and environmental nonprofits are likely to succeed in showing the agency violated deadlines for reviewing the projects' impact on military readiness.

  • August 06, 2026

    SpineFrontier CFO Sentenced To 4 Months In Kickback Case

    The former chief financial officer of spinal implant startup SpineFrontier was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for his involvement in an alleged conspiracy to pay surgeons kickbacks disguised as consulting fees.

  • August 06, 2026

    Sikorsky Accuses Tech Supplier Of Deception In $24.7M Job

    Lockheed Martin unit Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. told a federal court that a subcontractor tricked the Connecticut company into believing it could complete a deal for two software and hardware components critical to a multibillion-dollar military helicopter program, defeating the claims in a suit alleging a $14 million underpayment.

  • August 06, 2026

    Blockchain Cybersecurity Co., CEO Settle SEC Suit For $1.2M

    An Oklahoma-based blockchain cybersecurity company and its founder will pay more than $1.2 million in civil penalties to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit accusing them of raising more than $5 million by falsely claiming that the company had secured contracts and that it expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue.

  • August 06, 2026

    Ex-Goldman Exec Convicted Of Ghana Bribery Plot

    A former Goldman Sachs executive director was convicted Thursday for his role in what Brooklyn federal prosecutors say was a wide-ranging conspiracy to bribe Ghanaian officials in support of a Turkish energy company's push to obtain a lucrative power plant contract as the West African nation was reeling from an electricity crisis.

  • August 06, 2026

    Va. Judge Sinks General Dynamics' Fee Bid For No-Poach Suit

    A Virginia federal judge denied General Dynamics Corp.'s attempt to recoup millions in costs and attorney fees from engineers who dropped claims against the company from a larger suit accusing U.S. shipbuilders of conspiring to suppress wages through no-poach agreements.

  • August 05, 2026

    Goldman Exec Was Linchpin To Ghana Bribery Ploy, Jury Told

    A federal prosecutor on Wednesday told jurors in Brooklyn that emails and recordings back up allegations a former Goldman Sachs banker was the central player behind a plot to secure a lucrative energy contract by bribing Ghanaian government officials, while the defense argued that a dearth of evidence about illicit payments should doom the case.

  • August 05, 2026

    Defense Dept. Was 'Ostrich Burying His Head', Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday compared the U.S. Department of Defense's since struck-down reimbursement limit for grant-funded research to an "ostrich burying his head in the sand," awarding attorney fees to the academic organization that successfully challenged the policy.

  • August 05, 2026

    Chinese Fiberglass Co. Pays $5M Over PPP Loan Fraud Claim

    A U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese fiberglass manufacturer has agreed to pay $5.1 million to resolve claims that it flouted eligibility requirements to receive a Paycheck Protection Program loan and loan forgiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic, ending a lawsuit brought under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act.

  • August 05, 2026

    DHS Wants To Hire Debt-Tracer To Track Down Deportees

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking bids for a contract to hire a private company to track down immigrants in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras who left voluntarily or were deported from the U.S. before paying off immigration-related fines.

  • August 05, 2026

    I-70 Contractor Drops Bid For New Trial, Signals Appeal

    A New York engineering company and its insurers withdrew their bid for a new trial after a Colorado state jury found them liable for more than $1.3 million in damages for breaching a subcontract linked to an Interstate 70 construction project in Denver, saying they intend to appeal.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

    Author Photo

    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2025

    Author Photo

    In a shifting bid protest landscape, five decisions in 2025 from the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that addressed bedrock questions about jurisdictional reach and the breadth of agency discretion are likely to have a lasting impact, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

    Author Photo

    2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

    Author Photo

    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

    Author Photo

    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • How 2026 NDAA May Ease Entry To Defense Contracting

    Author Photo

    Reforms to implement a warfighting acquisition system included in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed on Dec. 18, are likely to reduce the burdens, risks and barriers that have previously impeded nontraditional defense contractors, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

    Author Photo

    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

    Author Photo

    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare

    Author Photo

    False Claims Act enforcement trends and legislative developments from this year signal intensifying state and federal scrutiny of private equity's growing footprint in healthcare, and the urgency of compliance, says Lisa Re at Arnold & Porter.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

    Author Photo

    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • 4 Privacy Trends This Year With Lessons For Companies

    Author Photo

    As organizations plan for ongoing privacy law changes, 2025 trends that include a shift of activity from the federal to the state level mean companies should take an adaptive and principle-based approach to privacy programs rather than trying to memorize constantly changing laws, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Delay, Plain Text, Sovereign Acts

    Author Photo

    Three recent decisions addressing familiar pressure points show that even well-worn doctrines evolve, and both contractors and the government should reexamine their assumptions, says Zachary Jacobson at Seyfarth.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

    Author Photo

    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

Want to publish in Law360?


Submit an idea

Have a news tip?


Contact us here
Can't find the article you're looking for? Click here to search the Government Contracts archive.