(Re)Ordered: DoD Revises and Reorders ASBCA Rules
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.23.14
On July 21, DoD published a final rule to update the Rules of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, "revis[ing] and reorder[ing] the Board's Rules for clarity and consistency and account[ing] for changes in technology." Attached is a redline document reflecting the changes to the Board's rules, which, notably, formalize prior guidance on issues such as summary judgment briefing and filing by electronic mail and add two addendums: (1) Equal Access to Justice Act Procedures, and (2) Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution.
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