Dan Ramish

What happened when the Air Force neglected its biggest plane for too long

Lockheed Martin recently won a settlement worth more than $130 million in a protest with the Air Force.

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What happens when a company that didn’t bid files an award protest?

Contracting

Why DoD treats non-traditional innovation suppliers as just plain commercial

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What new White House guidance on grants means for agencies that hand them out

Acquisition

Cybersecurity IT engineers are working on protecting networks from cyber attacks from hackers on the Internet. Secure access to online privacy and personal data protection

Contractor lawyer’s take on that cybersecurity rule

Technology

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Why contracting protest appeals are never a zero sum game

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Contractor’s email attachment did not bind the government in a work order

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New year, new opportunities for contracting protests

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Relief for Defense subcontractors drowning in a sea of contract clauses

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A dispute over government audit rights in hybrid contracts

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We dissect the final buy-American guidance out from the White House

Congress

Washington DC USA , Sep 03 2019 : Labor sign and building.

Federal construction contractors have a slew of new compliance headaches

The industry is trying to understand the extent of new Davis-Bacon regulations for federal construction coming out of the Labor Department. The final rule…

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Contractors are also combing through the House and Senate defense authorization bills

The defense authorization bills, while contentious, would do a lot for contractors; from inflation relief to easing greenhouse gas emissions reporting.

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When contractor claims against the government don’t involve money

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Usually, contractors protest to the government over matters related to money. But there’s a long history of non-monetary damage, usually related to interpretation of a contract.