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Congress Hammers TSA Exemption From FAR

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.20.07

In hearings on August 1 before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, David Bodenheimer testified that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should be stripped of its exemptions from the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to bolster competition, reduce regulatory fragmentation, and open TSA procurements to protests and Contract Disputes Act litigation applicable to other agencies. On the next day, the House introduced a bill that, in conjunction with a pending Senate amendment, would bring TSA back into the acquisition mainstream.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.25.26

Recent Court Decision Highlights Effectiveness of “Second Bite” Protests

A recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) decision serves as an important reminder that when the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denies a protest, this is not necessarily the end of the road. Often, contractors retain the right to file a new protest at the COFC, which conducts its own de novo review of the procurement record. This so-called “second bite at the apple” protest is a powerful tool as the COFC’s recent decision in Chugach Logistics & Facility Services JV, LLC v. USA makes clear....