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ASBCA Hears Past Performance Evaluation Challenges

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.19.10

In Appeal of Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. (June 24, 2010), the ASBCA confirmed, consistent with recent CFC decisions in Todd Construction, L.P. v. U.S., 88 Fed. Cl. 34, 235 (2008), that it has jurisdiction to review claims challenging inaccurate past performance evaluations under the Contract Disputes Act. Thus, the way is clear for contractors to challenge DOD past performance evaluations in either forum.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.09.26

DOJ Establishes National Fraud Enforcement Division

On April 7, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum establishing the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This new division will be dedicated to the centralized, coordinated investigation and prosecution of fraud against taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs. AAG Blanche acknowledged that, while DOJ has a “storied history of combatting fraud,” DOJ has “never adopted a comprehensive and coordinated approach to investigating and prosecuting fraud against taxpayer dollars and tax-payer funded programs.” The NFED was created to close that gap with its core mission being to “zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars.”...