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GAO Has Had Enough, Suspends Protester for One Year

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.26.16

In a rare move, GAO has suspended a nuisance litigator from protesting for a period of one year after it had filed 150 meritless protests this fiscal year alone. While the decision in Latvian Connection LLC (Aug. 18, 2016) may be an isolated occurrence, it will be interesting to see whether such a sanction (or perhaps GAO’s soon-to-be-introduced protest filing fee) will deter future filings of other meritless protests.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.14.26

License to Hack? The White House Greenlights Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations

On August 12, 2026, the White House released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) making a seismic shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy and establishing a framework to authorize private-sector companies to conduct offensive cyber operations — historically strictly prohibited by federal law — against foreign Cyber-Enabled Transnational Criminal Organizations (CE-TCO). It builds on an executive order issued in March 2026 that directed federal agencies to develop plans to combat cybercrimes against Americans....