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Inexact IDIQ Exercise = Constructive Change

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.04.09

In General Dynamics C4 Sys., Inc. (May 8, 2009), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals converted timely delivery order exercises by the Navy into constructive changes because they were sent by e-mail, when the contract specified that electronic delivery was only authorized if specified in the schedule and it was not. Analogizing to option exercises, the board instructed that an IDIQ order must be issued fully in accord with the contract or it is ineffective.

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Client Alert | 8 min read | 04.27.26

Deadlock Broken: EU Adopts 20th Russia Sanctions Package

The EU has adopted its 20th package of sanctions in connection with Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, resolving a prolonged internal political deadlock that had been caused by vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia. The package amends Regulations 833/2014, 269/2014, and 765/2006 and the respective Council Decisions and Implementing Regulations. The texts entered into force on 24 April 2026. They are available through this link....