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May 07, 2025
GSA Launches Website For Overhaul Of Federal Procurements
The General Services Administration has launched a new web page dedicated to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR, which is the main set of rules used to govern federal acquisitions.
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May 07, 2025
Suits Targeting Labor Agreements Strike Out At Claims Court
Likening himself to an umpire calling balls and strikes, a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has refused to vacate an executive order calling for labor agreements on construction contracts and granted the government's bid to dismiss consolidated litigation challenging solicitations that required the agreements.
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May 07, 2025
Pa. Nursing Homes Say They Can't Afford $2.7M Fraud Penalty
A pair of Pennsylvania nursing homes convicted of defrauding state and federal healthcare programs by falsifying staff records and exaggerating patient needs said they won't be able to pay the $2.7 million penalty the government is seeking since they're severely strapped for cash.
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May 07, 2025
Fed. Circ. Affirms Army Win In Practice Bomb Contract Fight
The Federal Circuit upheld an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals decision that granted summary judgment to the Army in a dispute over a contract to procure practice bombs.
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May 07, 2025
NY Eyes Injunction Against Feds In Congestion Price Fight
New York transportation agencies have asked a federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Transportation from following through on its threat to withhold federal funding for Manhattan roadway projects if the Empire State doesn't halt congestion pricing.
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May 07, 2025
Developer Fights NJ Power Broker's Bid To Nix Civil RICO Suit
A Camden, New Jersey, real estate developer is fighting to keep alive his civil racketeering suit against South Jersey power broker George Norcross, arguing in New Jersey state court the recent dismissal of a related indictment against Norcross "changes nothing" in the civil litigation.
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May 07, 2025
NJ Justices Deem Town Liable For Frivolous Lawsuits
Frivolous litigation by local government officials is not constitutionally protected and carries financial consequences, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 5-0 decision reining in baseless legal battles.
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May 07, 2025
Seyfarth Adds Tech Gov't Contracts Partner From Fenwick
Seyfarth Shaw LLP has hired the former co-leader of a Fenwick & West LLP practice group focused on defense and government technology contract matters, who joins the team's office in the nation's capital as a partner and brings more than 25 years of experience.
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May 06, 2025
Colo. Judge Wary Pausing Dam Construction Can't Be Done
A Colorado federal judge said at the end of a daylong hearing Tuesday that she still had not heard what she needed to decide if further construction is necessary to ensure a partially constructed dam won't create public safety risks, after she had previously halted the project for further environmental review.
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May 06, 2025
Quarles & Brady Adds New IP, Real Estate Partners
Quarles & Brady LLP has welcomed a Milwaukee-based intellectual property litigator from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Phoenix-based real estate and public finance attorney from Ice Miller LLP.
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May 06, 2025
Gemini Tech Nabs Win In Challenge To Army Contract
A Court of Federal Claims judge said the U.S. Army violated federal law when it opened discussions with all offerors for a task order to provide logistics support services for a military base in Alabama, blocking the agency from proceeding with its award decision.
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May 06, 2025
Fed. Circ. Agrees Plane Taxability Patent Doesn't Fly
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive an Ohio company's patent that covers using Federal Aviation Administration data to determine "the taxability status of aircraft," agreeing that it covered subject matter that isn't patentable.
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May 06, 2025
Newark Raises Safety Concerns About ICE Detention Center
The city of Newark told a New Jersey federal judge that the GEO Group has started housing immigration detainees at Delaney Hall, even though the city's building department found numerous safety concerns after conducting an initial visual inspection last month.
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May 06, 2025
Buchanan Adds Senate Health Policy Vet To Gov't Practice
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has hired the majority staff director of the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who aided Republican lawmakers, including its chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, in advancing health policy legislation.
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May 06, 2025
Government IT Provider Hits Ch. 11 Bracing For DOGE Cuts
A government contractor that provides information technology services filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York, listing more than $30 million in debt and wracked by uncertainty over potential cuts from the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, a six-figure judgment from a vendor and a three-year-long sale process.
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May 05, 2025
4th Circ. Seems Split On Fight Over DOGE's Data Access
The Fourth Circuit on Monday seemed poised for another split on letting the government share citizens' personally identifiable information with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, with a line of questioning that parroted their earlier division over pausing the trial court's injunction blocking DOGE from accessing that data.
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May 05, 2025
CoreLife Eatery Settles $7.8M Fraud Claim Over COVID Funds
CoreLife Eatery will pay over $7.8 million to settle allegations that it falsely claimed eligibility for a pandemic-era program meant to boost small businesses, the U.S. Attorneys' Office for the Northern District of New York announced Monday.
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May 05, 2025
GAO Backs FBI Price Evaluation For IT Support Deal Award
A West Virginia company challenging a $93 million FBI award for information technology services failed to show that the agency erred by rejecting its own proposal for carrying an unrealistically low price tag, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
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May 05, 2025
UnitedHealth Tells Court Not To Review Special Master Report
A special master rightly determined that no reasonable jury could render a verdict for the U.S. Department of Justice in a massive False Claims Act case targeting Medicare Advantage plans operated by UnitedHealth, the health insurance company told a D.C. federal judge.
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May 05, 2025
NJ Justices Favor Surety Over Savings In Turnpike Project
A New York construction company's bid for a New Jersey Turnpike Authority repair project lacked a validly executed consent of surety, so the agency was not arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable in disqualifying the bid, even though it was the lowest, a divided New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday.
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May 05, 2025
American Airlines Sues Chicago Over O'Hare Gate Space
American Airlines said in a lawsuit filed Friday in Illinois federal court that the city of Chicago breached its contract with the airline in reassigning gate space at O'Hare International Airport in a way that favors competitor United Airlines.
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May 02, 2025
9th Circ. Says USFS Must Reassess Wash. Forest Fire Plan
A Ninth Circuit panel partly sided with a conservation group Friday in a challenge of a federal forest restoration project, finding the U.S. Forest Service should've considered the potential impacts of a nearby project that took shape after a 2021 wildfire before approving the proposal.
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May 02, 2025
Ex-Fla. VA Center Exec Promoted App By Son's Co., OIG Says
A retired Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center executive violated ethics rules by trying to get the center to procure a contract for a wayfinding application developed by a company that employed her son, who stood to receive a bonus, the Office of Inspector General has said.Â
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May 02, 2025
Musk, DOGE, Trump Look To Toss USAID Dismantling Suit
Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others targeted in a lawsuit by U.S. Agency for International Development workers urged a Maryland judge to toss the suit alleging the gutting of the agency is illegal, saying Rubio's appointed role overseeing USAID legitimizes the action.
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May 02, 2025
NY Officials Say Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Fair Game
New York officials told a federal judge on Friday that a mistakenly filed memo from the federal government detailing its weak rationale for trying to cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing program is fair game and cannot be shielded after media outlets widely reported on it.
Expert Analysis
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What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025
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.
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Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas
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.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Certification, Lateness, SBA Eligibility
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.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
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.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
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.
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The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025
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.
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Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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.
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Opinion
Aviation Watch: How Court Nixed Boeing Plea Deal Over DEI
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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How New Fraud Enforcement Tool Affects Gov't Contractors
Government contractors will likely face greater scrutiny under the recently enacted Administrative False Claims Act, which broadens federal agencies' authority to pursue low-dollar fraud claims, but contractors may also find the act makes settlement of such claims easier to negotiate, say attorneys at Wiley.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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How White Collar Enforcement May Shift In Trump's 2nd Term
After President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House next month, the administration’s emphasis on immigration laws, drug offenses and violent crime will likely reduce the focus on white collar crime overall, but certain areas within the white collar world may see increased activity, say attorneys at Keker Van Nest.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Adjustments, Preclusion, Waivers
Ken Kanzawa at Seyfarth examines three recent decisions from the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals that examine distinctions between requests for equitable adjustments and claims, forum selection and res judicata, and the waiver of penalties for expressly unallowable costs.
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Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.