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May
29
2015
Second-Lowest Bidder for Public Contracts May Sue Lowest Bidder Who Paid Less Than Prevailing Wages Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
30
2015
As GSA Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Struggles To Reinvent Itself; Contractors Suffer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2015
Crime Doesn’t Pay (as much as it used to) – FBI Cracks Down on Trade of Looted Syrian and Iraqi Cultural Artifacts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2017
DC Circuit Finds Government Failure to Seek Repayment is “Very Strong Evidence” of Non-Materiality In False Claims Act Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
30
2018
New Rules for Filing Protests at GAO and New DFARS Debriefing Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
15
2018
Don’t Be Fooled: Seven Myths About Congressional Oversight Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
15
2019
Supreme Court Addresses False Claims Act Statute of Limitations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
27
2019
MSPV 2.0 Is Alive Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
20
2020
FINRA’s COVID-19 Response Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
26
2021
Seeking HoNIST Opinions – NIST Invites Comments on Major Revision to Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations (SP 800-161) and Provides Further Software Supply Chain Guidance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
29
2021
Watch Your Boundaries – FedRAMP Releases Draft Authorization Boundary Guidance for Public Comment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
28
2022
Software Companies Beware: Board Holds Subcontractor Cannot Enforce EULA Directly Against Federal Government Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2023
Do Business With the Federal Government? Here’s a 2022 Cybersecurity Recap: Part One – CMMC Developments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
30
2023
News For Veteran-Owned Small Businesses – SDVOSB and VOSB Certification Moves to the SBA in 2023 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
3
2023
Recent CFPB Actions Focus on Protecting Military Families Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2024
ESG for Government Contractors: Climate-Related Risk Considerations in Federal Procurement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2011
Has The Sun Set On GAO's Civilian Contract Task And Delivery Order Bid Protest Jurisdiction? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
20
2011
"Give Me Your Huddled Masses": COFC Still Beckons To Protesters Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
30
2015
Suspensions and Debarments on the Rise – A Brief Review of the ISDC’s FY 2014 Stats Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
30
2015
Supreme Court to Hear VA Procurement Controversy This Fall Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
27
2016
Human Trafficking Is Forbidden by Government Contracts. But What Is “Human Trafficking”? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
18
2016
DOJ Seeks Rehearing in D.C. Circuit Case, Hoping to Resurrect Liability for a Contractor’s “Objectively Reasonable” Interpretation of an Ambiguous Contract Provision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
3
2016
The Day of North Korea Sanctions: the UN Imposes the Toughest North Korea Sanctions Yet While OFAC and State Designate More North Korean Entities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
17
2016
What More You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Government Contractors and Their Suppliers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2016
Organizational Conflicts of Interest: When Whole Is Less Than Sum of Parts (What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Part VI) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
9
2020
Coronavirus and its Implications for Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
21
2020
Presidential Executive Order Calls on HHS to Issue Priority Contracts and Allocate Scarce Medical Resources Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Face Mask Manufacturers and Distributors Protected from Liability for Coronavirus Deaths Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
28
2020
DOD CMMC Update – Third Party Auditors Gear Up and COTS Providers Get a Pass Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2021
COVID-19 Enforcement Trends One Year Into the Pandemic Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
29
2021
“Buy American” Update: Essential Medicines May Continue to Come From Abroad (For Now) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
18
2021
Congressional Action in the Face of Mounting Concerns Regarding Current and Future Physician Shortages Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2023
Losing the Keys to the Kingdom – How Key Personnel Unavailability Can Jeopardize Contract Award Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
7
2023
If Past is Prologue – What Made Protests Successful in Fiscal Year 2023? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2024
Paid in Full: GSA Approves Advance Payment for SaaS Licenses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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