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Daily Dump: 23 January 2013

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By on Jan 23rd, 2013

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– General Dynamics Corp. has emerged as a prime competitor for the Air Force multibillion-dollar trainer program. [Washington Business Journal].

– It is worrying that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to legal memos that support the Obama administration’s conduct of targeted attacks on suspected terrorists was denied by a Southern District of New York judge. [Law.com].

– The Small Business Administration (SBA) has started an online marketplace for government projects, in an attempt to make the search and bidding process for small federal contractors easier. [Washington Post Business].

– Deloitte and Touche director and former U.S. Rep. Senator Tom Davis, asked former colleagues on Capitol Hill to adopt a procurement model that delivers profits to contractors only when they make good on promised cost savings to government agencies. [Washington Business Journal].

Daily Dump: 30 November 2012

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By on Nov 30th, 2012

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– This article discusses how a former employee of Paragon Dynamics, a defense contractor, has agreed to pay $60,000 for violating the Procurement Integrity Act.  [LoanSafe.org].

– Marstel-Day, an environmental consulting firm, announced that it and its “joint venture” partner, LRS Federal, have been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Veterans Administration. [Virtual-Strategy].

– Read here the vision for what an end to the war on terrorism would actually look like according to one of Obama‘s top defense officials. [Wired Danger Room].

– The Sixth Circuit has held that a 2009 amendment Congress made to the liability provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) applies retroactively to civil FCA cases pending as of June 7, 2008. [GovCon].

– Read Stan Hinton’s informative Blog for the latest developments in government contracting. [Stan Hinton].

  • In Kingdomware Technologies Inc. the Court of Federal Claims disagreed with the General Accountability Office’s (GAO) interpretation of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 in previous cases and found that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) decision not to set aside the Emergency Notification Service (ENS) contract was not arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law.

Daily Dump: 4 September 2012

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By on Sep 4th, 2012

Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– Stan Hinton’s Developments in Government Contracting Blog reports on the below cases today. [Stan Hinton].

  • Comments are due by November 5 on the DOT’s Federal Highway Administration proposal to update the regulations governing the procurement, management, and administration of engineering and design related services directly related to federally-funded highway construction projects.
  • The date by which the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency plans to make its decision on a petition from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee requesting formal designation.

– According to this Blog, the decision in Dynalantic Corporation v. United States, No. 95-2301 (2012) is bad news for 8(a) companies as the DoD suspends 8(a) Awards. [Small GovCon].

– This article discusses how defense cuts could be catastrophic for not only manufacturers of airplanes, ships and tanks, but also for producers of fruit and vegetables. [Richmond Times-Dispatch].

– According to the Federal Eye, the Obama administration to announce it has saved $2 billion through increased government efficiencies for the second quarter of 2012. [Washington Post Politics].

– This Blog comments on how Gibson’s CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, states he felt compelled to settle in the case against Gibson Guitar Corp. for possibly illegally purchasing ebony from Madagascar. [Trade Compliance Blog].

 

Daily Dump: 18 May 2012

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By on May 18th, 2012


Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– In a decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims early this month, contractors have more options in challenging the federal government’s administration of procurement processes, including checks on their ability to use private parties for procurement decisions.  [Sacramento Bee].

– To assist would-be voters in this election year, this article shows the answers provided by President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney to questions posed to them which specifically cover small businesses and federal contracts.  [NECN].

Daily Dump: 31 Jan 2012

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By on Jan 31st, 2012


Here is today’s Daily Dump:

– Legislation known as the GET (Government Efficiency Through) Small Business Contracting Act will be introduced today that would increase small business contracting levels and hold agency officials accountable for meeting those standards.  [Washington Post].

– Mobile applications are now available to assist government contractors to maintain Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) compliant.  [Market Watch].

– The Obama administration is once again pushing to cap compensation for government contractors.  [Washington Post].

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