Gold Medal Firms

Contractors: get ready for the new DOJ anti-trust task force!
As if over-reaching under the False Claims Act wasn’t bad enough, government contractors will now be subject to a new […]
Thu, Nov 14, 2019
Husch Blackwell - Contractor’s Perspective

Immaturity of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model: Revisions Omit Higher-Level Updates
Last week, the Defense Department (DoD) released Revision 0.6 to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Notably absent […]
Wed, Nov 13, 2019
Crowell & Moring

Fastest 5 Minutes: DOJ's Antitrust Strike Force (November 12)
In this special edition, partners David Robbins and Gail Zirkelbach discuss the recent DOJ announcement of a strike force focused […]
Tue, Nov 12, 2019
Crowell & Moring

Legal Developments Alert: SBA OHA Holds Three-Year Period for Calculating Receipts Continues to Apply
The Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 ("Runway Act") extended the period for calculating a business' receipts to determine […]
Thu, Nov 07, 2019
Smith, Pachter, McWhorter & Allen

Legal Developments Alert: DOJ Launches Procurement Collusion Strike Force (“PCSF”) to Investigate and Prosecute Antitrust Crimes in Government Contracting
The Department of Justice recently announced a new Procurement Collusion Strike Force, to be called “PCSF,” for the purpose of […]
Thu, Nov 07, 2019
Smith, Pachter, McWhorter & Allen

Another step forward in digital health: FDA issues draft guidance for drug master files (DMFs) for electronics and software components of combination products regulated primarily as a drug
On Monday, the FDA published the draft guidance, “Type V DMFs for CDER-Led Combination Products Using Device Constituent Parts With […]
Fri, Nov 01, 2019
Hogan Lovells - Government Contracts

Four steps to winning an Arizona bid protest
Bid protests on statewide and local public procurements in Arizona are allowed, in one form or another, if an unsuccessful […]
Mon, Oct 21, 2019
Husch Blackwell - Contractor’s Perspective

Medical Device Contractor Settles FCA Allegations Based on TAA Violations
On Thursday, August 8, 2019, the Department of Justice (“DoJ”) announced that Danish medical device company Ambu, Inc. (“Ambu”) will […]
Tue, Aug 13, 2019
Hogan Lovells - Government Contracts

For commercial item contractors, some improvements—mixed with new and old barriers—in DoD’s final rule on procurement of commercial items and accompanying guidebook
For commercial item contractors, some improvements—mixed with new and old barriers—in DoD’s final rule on procurement of commercial items and […]
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
Dentons US LLP - Government Contracts Advisor

DCAA issues MRD confirming auditors should not verify technical interchanges
  On November 21, 2017, DCAA issued a Memorandum for Regional Directors (MRD) confirming that the Class Deviation 2017-O0010’s abrupt halt […]
Fri, Dec 01, 2017
Dentons US LLP - Government Contracts Advisor