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COVID-19 Benchmarking Survey Results

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.18.20

As part of our continuing commitment to help our clients address the effects of COVID-19, we are providing the initial, anonymized, and aggregated results from our benchmarking questionnaire.  We continue to gather information and update the responses, but given the rapidly changing environment, we wanted you to have this information sooner than later. 

Our teams are working around the clock to address these and other impacts.  Please reach out if you need assistance, and above all else, our best wishes for your continued good health.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.15.26

GAO Indicates Reasonable Conflict of Interest Investigation Must Include Inquiry of Involved Firm

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent decision in Viderity Inc.—Costs, B-424422.5, Sept. 1, 2026, offers useful insight into what constitutes a legally sufficient conflict of interest investigation. The decision arose in an unusual procedural posture: Viderity initially protested, alleging that an agency evaluator had a personal conflict of interest. After the agency took corrective action, Viderity filed a cost entitlement claim requesting that GAO direct the agency to reimburse Viderity’s protest costs. In evaluating that claim, GAO assessed whether Viderity’s underlying protest ground was “clearly meritorious.”...