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Tucker Act Reaches More NAFIs Than Many Thought

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.02.11

In a 6-4 en banc decision, the Federal Circuit in Slattery v. U.S. (Jan. 28, 2011) has overruled significant contrary precedent and explained that the Tucker Act provides jurisdiction to sue non-appropriated funds instrumentalities of the government, irrespective of their funding source and whether or not they are listed explicitly in the act (such as the military exchanges have been since the 1970 amendments).  Judgments in such cases will be paid from the Judgment Fund.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.20.26

DoW Joins SBA’s Fight Against Alleged Pass-Through Fraud in the 8(a) Program

On January 16, 2026, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a video on social media outlining the U.S. Department of War’s (DoW) plan to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program. ...