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ASBCA's FY18 Report – a Look at the Numbers

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.18.18

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals published its FY18 Report of Transactions and Proceedings, which provides statistics regarding the adjudication of appeals between contractors and the Army, Navy, Air Force, Corps of Engineers, DLA, DCMA, CIA, NASA, other Defense agencies, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. According to this year's report, appellants prevailed, in whole or in part, in 69 percent of the appeals decided on the merits, a notable increase from the past several years. As usual, the Board had a high success rate in resolving matters via alternative dispute resolution (ADR), successfully resolving 85 percent of ADRs concluded in FY18 – including binding arbitration, non-binding mediation, and ADR of undocketed appeals.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.10.26

Federal Agencies Warn of Iranian-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploiting Internet-Facing Operational Technology Devices

On April 7, 2026, six federal agencies (FBI, CISA, NSA, EPA, DOE, and U.S. Cyber Command – Cyber National Mission Force) published a joint advisory warning that Iranian-affiliated threat actors are targeting internet-facing OT devices, particularly PLCs.  In some cases, the threat actors have caused operational disruptions and financial losses at U.S. critical infrastructure organizations by manipulating software files that contain configuration settings as well as showing false data on hardware and software dashboards and displays....