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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 20, Issue 2 - (Summer 2003)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.11.03

  • "Cuban Embargo May Hold Hidden Perils for Unwary Mining Companies," Co-Authors: Jeff Snyder and Jim Reed.
  • "Arguments Over NBCWA Article I Reach Apogee," Co-Authors: Tom Gies and Glenn Grant.
  • "New FCC Rules Affect Some Mine Radio Systems," Author: Bill Wallace.
  • "SMCRA Roundup," Co-Authors: Tim Means and Michael Klise.
  • "The Safe Explosives Act: Homeland Security Comes to the Mining Industry," Co-Authors: Tim Biddle and Ed Green.

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Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.18.24

GSA Clarifies Permissibility of Upfront Payments for Software-as-a-Service Offerings

On March 15, 2024, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued Acquisition Letter MV-2024-01 providing guidance to GSA contracting officers on the use of upfront payments for acquisitions of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).  Specifically, this acquisition letter clarifies that despite statutory prohibitions against the use of “advance” payments outside of narrowly-prescribed circumstances, upfront payments for SaaS licenses do not constitute an “advance” payment subject to these restrictions when made under the following conditions:...