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OMB Directs Agencies to Prepare for Sequestration

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.12.12

OMB has recently issued internal guidance directing agencies to begin preparing for sequestration, prompting numerous agencies to reveal their intent to furlough employees, reduce office hours, and scale back or eliminate contracts should budget cuts occur as scheduled in January 2013. While the White House denied that the guidance signals pessimism about a budget deal, and events over the weekend suggest that the broad outlines of an agreement are coming together, the release of the guidance nonetheless recognizes that the time remaining for negotiating a resolution to avoid sequestration is growing short.


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Client Alert | 2 min read | 10.28.26

Debriefing to Dead Briefing: How to Avoid Dismissal by Identifying “Required” Debriefings

A recent GAO decision,  Encon Desbuild JV4, LLC, highlights a critical pitfall for contractors: GAO dismissed as untimely a protest filed within 10 days of a “debriefing” because the debriefing was not “required” under GAO’s precedent and the applicable regulations.  This was true even though the contracting officer incorrectly told the contractor that the debriefing was required and provided under FAR part 15. ...