Court Reviews Past Performance Evaluation On Existing Contract
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 11.01.04
DOD in making new award decisions is more and more relying on performance evaluations prepared on an annual basis on existing contracts. Breaking with the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals on the issue, Judge Lettow of the Court of Federal Claims in Record Steel and Constr., Inc. v. U.S. (Oct. 19, 2004), rules that the court will review the reasonableness of a past performance evaluation that has been made the subject of dispute under the Contract Disputes Act.
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JUST RELEASED: EPA’s Bold New Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Collaboration Policy
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) just issued its new Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy, setting the stage for the new manner in which the agency manages its pollution investigations. David M. Uhlmann, the head of OECA, signed the Policy memorandum on April 17, 2024, in order to ensure that EPA’s civil and criminal enforcement offices collaborate efficiently and consistently in cases across the nation. The Policy states, “EPA must exercise enforcement discretion reasonably when deciding whether a particular matter warrants criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement. Criminal enforcement should be reserved for the most egregious violations.” Uhlmann repeated this statement during a luncheon on April 23, 2024, while also emphasizing the new level of energy this collaborative effort has brought to the enforcement programs.
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FTC Continues Focus on Tracking Technologies and Personal Health Data