Union Obtains Protest Relief In District Court
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.08.06
In Nat'l Treasury Employees Union v. IRS (D.D.C., Feb. 22, 2006), the union successfully challenged the decision of IRS to contract out mailroom functions without holding a public-private competition as required by the 2004 IRS appropriations act. Of most interest was the finding of the district court that the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 1491(b) giving the Court of Federal Claims exclusive jurisdiction over protests did not apply because the union was not an "interested party" under that provision, i.e., an actual or prospective bidder.
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Client Alert | 8 min read | 11.10.26
EU Simplifies Rules on Defense Procurement and Transfers of Defense-Related Products
The European Union has enacted its first major reform of the 2009 directives on defense procurement and intra-EU transfers of defense-related products. The amending directive, which has been adopted as part of the Defense Readiness Omnibus legislative package (also known as “Omnibus V”), aims to simplify and accelerate procedures both for buying defense- and security-related goods, and for transferring such goods between EU Member States.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.09.26
Client Alert | 4 min read | 11.09.26
Client Alert | 4 min read | 11.09.26
