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Order Of Precedence Clause Gets Boost

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.06.06

In Medlin Constr. Group, Ltd. v. Harvey (June 1, 2006), the Federal Circuit sided with the contractor, finding that only the contractor's interpretation did not read relevant provisions out of the contract.  Of primary interest, though, was the alternative holding, in which the court held that, even if there had been an ambiguity, it would have been resolved against the government under the order of precedence clause, giving that clause seemingly greater weight than the court has previously in many "patent ambiguity" cases decided against the contractor.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.18.26

DHS Announces Virtual Town Halls on CIRCIA Final Rule

On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced upcoming virtual town hall meetings scheduled for March 2026 regarding the implementation of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA).  The meetings will allow industry stakeholders to provide input to DHS to refine the “scope and burden” of the forthcoming CIRCIA final rule....