Court of Federal Claims

Looking ahead to the no-surprise, likely-late 2025 federal spending bills

It is budget season on Capitol Hill and agency leaders are busy defending their 2025 spending plans in front of the appropriations committees.

Budget

Contractors have new grounds to protest their way into a multiple-award contract

Contracts/Awards

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Government Accountability Office, federal budget oversight

Better data protests could benefit, agencies, vendors alike

Contracting

A federal court reaffirms the government should look for commercial products before going custom

Technology

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Court of Federal Claims decision results in a ‘sea change’ for federal acquisition

Acquisition Policy

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Protest is ‘last resort’ to get GSA’s commercial platforms program to comply with JWOD Act

Reporter's Notebook

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At long last, smooth legal waters for massive overhaul of DoD’s moving system

Contracting

The GAO ponders a steady drop in bid protests coming its way

Contracting

How government email systems screw up contract bid solicitations

Acquisition Policy

GAO spikes the Federal Supply Schedule cross-walk; sellers beware

Commentary

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Court rules for DoD in challenge to $20B household goods moving contract

Defense

How two letters of the alphabet blew an award protest into a court case

Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo explained a contract award dispute that hinged on the spelling of a name.

Contracts/Awards

A recipe for bid protests

When the army awarded a major contract for communication support services in U.S. Central Command without explaining itself, the Court of Federal Claims…

Contracting

Multibillion-dollar military moving contract delayed again after losing bidder sues

Defense News

U.S. Transportation Command says it will once again pause the transition to its long-planned overhaul of the military’s household goods moving system because of yet another bid protest.