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The Current Suspension/Debarment Landscape

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 05.25.17

With the federal suspension/debarment processes becoming more collaborative, contractors find themselves facing new agencies and new (and, generally, longer-lasting) procedures when dealing with suspending and debarring officials. David Robbins, Angela Styles & Peter Eyre cover the most recent changes in federal suspension, debarment, and proactive disclosure practice in Not Your Grandfather’s Suspension & Debarment: How Contractors Can Prepare For and Defend Against Today’s Exclusions.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.29.25

FYI – GAO Finds Key Person “Available” Despite Accepting Employment with a Different Company

GAO’s key personnel rule is well-known—and often a source of frustration— amongst government contractors.  Proposed key personnel who become “unavailable” prior to contract award—especially where they have accepted employment with a different company—may doom an offeror’s proposal by rendering it noncompliant with solicitation requirements.  But GAO’s recent decision in FYI – For Your Information, Inc., B-423774, B-423774.2 (Dec. 19, 2025) provides some potential relief from that rule. ...