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Mar
24
2011
Defense Contract Management Agency "DCMA" Updates Forward Pricing Rate Recommendation Policy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
16
2011
Fixed Price Contracts - Contingencies And Assumptions Not Welcome Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
26
2011
Protesting at ODRA?: Learning the Lay of the Land Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
24
2015
Contractors Beware: An Overly Broad Confidentiality Agreement Could Cost You! Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2016
DoD Seeks Public Comments Before Issuing a Proposed Rule on IR&D Costs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2017
UPDATE: Congress and Trump Administration Repeal “Blacklisting” Rule, Relieving Contractors from Strict Labor Reporting and Other Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
3
2018
Materiality Part II: Government Knowledge Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
3
2018
GAO Annual Report On Bid Protests: 2018 Yields More Protests, More Merit Decisions, But Fewer Sustains and Fewer Hearings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
31
2019
“Buy American” (Again): New Executive Order Requires Changes (By 2020) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
25
2019
The Evolution of TAA Compliance Post-Energizer – “Substantially Transformed” Has Substantially Changed Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
7
2020
How an Entire Class of Prison Guard Trainees Could Have Been Saved by a Simple Bystander Intervention Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2020
Let the Seller Beware – NASA’s Proposed Rule Seeks to Limit the Presence of Counterfeit Electronic Parts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2020
GSA’s Take on Implementation of Section 889 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
29
2021
Right on Time – NIST Releases Definition of “Critical Software” Per Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
8
2022
DOJ Sues to Block Merger Between Booz Allen Hamilton and EverWatch Based on Antitrust Concerns Relating to Single-Contract Market Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
13
2022
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water . . . The 11th Circuit Revives Executive Order 14042 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
30
2022
Proposed Rule Requires Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
2
2023
Government Contracts Cost and Pricing – DCAA Audits (Part 2) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
20
2024
6 Key Considerations for Selling Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity to the Federal Government Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
8
2024
CISA Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Will Significantly Impact Government Contractors, Suppliers, and Service Providers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
12
2010
DCAA's Promises Of A "New Mode of Operation" Leading To "Mutually Beneficial Relationships" Evaporate Within Less Than Three Months Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2011
FAPIIS: An Update On The Integrity Database For Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
20
2013
Government Procurement: October and November 2013 Federal Register Update Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
27
2015
SCOTUS: No Unlimited Suspension of the Statute of Limitations Under the False Claims Act; “First-to-File” Doctrine Does Not Bar Related Suits in Perpetuity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
24
2015
Suspension and Debarment: A New Government Approach Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2016
Understanding the Scope of Federal Supply Schedule Labor Category Descriptions: Risks and Opportunities Presented by the GAO’s AllWorld Language Consultants Decision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
16
2016
It’s Arrived! FAR Final Rule Addressing “Basic Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
21
2016
GAO Jurisdiction over Task Order Protests Valued at More Than $10 Million Restored Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2017
Defense Contractors to Face New Cost Accounting Oversight with Creation of Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
25
2019
CISA Releases “Cyber Essentials” to Assist Small Businesses Updated Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
15
2020
Materiality Concerns For CARES Act Enforcement Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
18
2020
Government Small Business Contracting Continues to Increase: Creating Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2020
DoD’s Long Awaited Rule on CMMC – Plus a New Cybersecurity Assessment Methodology for Contractors to Start Right Now Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
29
2022
The Government Contractor’s Guide to (Not) Doing Business with Russia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
30
2022
GAO’s FY 2022 Bid Protest Statistics: GAO Protest Filings and Sustain Rates Continue to Decline, but Effectiveness Rates and Alternative Resolutions Continue to Climb Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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